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speeding

[spee-ding] / ˈspi dɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
active
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alive effective operating
STRONG
flowing functioning going mobile movable operative progressive pushing rapid rolling running rushing rustling shifting simmering streaming traveling turning walking working
WEAK
astir at work bustling efficacious exertive hasty impelling in force in play in process moving restless speedy swarming
Antonyms
STRONG
fixed inoperative unmovable unworking
WEAK
abeyant disinterested dormant idle immobile inactive indifferent inert lazy quiescent quiet sluggish
ADJECTIVE
hurrying
Synonyms
STRONG
darting dashing expediting flying hastening propelling racing running rushing scurrying
Antonyms
WEAK
crawling creeping

Example Sentences

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Today, she says, doctors use that kind of laser to enable them to cut less live tissue in burn victims, speeding their recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Customer feedback is also influencing new product features, with Salesforce speeding up the release of voice and observability tools as a result of what FDEs experienced.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Reviewing them “was a massive effort. The agency proceeded glacially, but really we were speeding as fast as we could,” the official said.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

These genetic features act like evolutionary accelerators, preserving useful traits and speeding up change.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

I could feel the back of my neck getting damp and my heart speeding.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee