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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The Scottish defence was exposed again soon after, with Tom Jordan beaten to a high ball and Tommaso Menoncello speeding down the left flank to score with ease.

From BBC

"Probably slithering along down there, faster than a speeding bullet. Heading home."

From Literature

Steve Middleton called the idea a "good thing", but added: "I have been here 25 years and didn't think speeding is a problem, but I don't see why 10mph lower would be a problem."

From BBC

But we soon heard the hum of the outboard motor, and there, speeding after us, was the new canoe with Yao and the master on board!

From Literature

Skills that took them a lifetime to develop can be completed with relative ease, speeding up the process of coding to a shocking degree.

From The Wall Street Journal

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