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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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McGivney will work on evolving and speeding the firm’s overall strategy, with a particular eye toward initiatives that span Marsh’s several businesses, the company says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

She was walking on the pavement with her son just outside Grove Park in south London on his birthday last October, when she was hit by a speeding Forest dockless hire e-bike.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

She is the mother of four of the children traveling in the SUV she was driving when it was struck by another vehicle that was allegedly speeding and ran a red light.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 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

Peering out the window, Allen could see rockets speeding toward them.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge