Definitions

speed bump

NOUN

hindrance to speeding

Synonyms

WEAK

Botts' dots silent policeman sleeping policeman

Example Sentences

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Our call of the day from Bank of America warns of a more cautious year ahead, owing to increasingly stressed consumers and a speed bump headed for AI.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

How dare the guy become a speed bump?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

Ms. Erivo’s new number, “No Place Like Home,” adds very little, and later on, “The Girl in the Bubble,” sung by Ms. Grande, is a narrative speed bump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

The stock market has hit a speed bump, not a yawning vortex of doom, as investors question the valuations of top tech and artificial intelligence stocks.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Mom turned into school, and I held the mostly empty bowl with both hands as we drove over a speed bump.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green