The speeding vehicle skidded and crashed head-on into the rear-end of a truck before the driver could say Jack Robinson.
Source: tatoeba (28130)
Speeding
/ˈspiːdɪŋ/
Synonyms for "speeding" (38 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (8)
Noun(3 words)
Verb(1 words)
accelerate industrial growth
Adjective(2 words)
accelerating motionacceleratory
Strong matches (11)
Noun(4 words)
Related words (19)
Noun(12 words)
Adjective(1 words)
hastening effect
Verb(1 words)
increase kinetic energy
Related word relations
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More general
12 entriesMore specific
11 entriesexcessive speedinggradual accelerationhigh-speedhighway speedingincrease velocityraise pacerapid accelerationreckless speedingsupersonicultrafasturban speeding
Collocations
13 entriesalleged speedingat speedexcessive speedinghigh speedspeed limitspeed of lightspeed upspeeding carspeeding driverspeeding finespeeding ticketspeeding trainspeeding violation
Inflections
6 entriesDerivations
9 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
The patrol car pursued a speeding sports car, but it all ended in a wild-goose chase.
Source: tatoeba (35125)
The policeman arrested him for speeding.
Source: tatoeba (48465)
The driver was charged with speeding.
Source: tatoeba (50169)
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