as in driving
to proceed or move quickly
a bullet train speeding across the lush countryside
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Recent Examples of speeding
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
The film, which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, opens with a truck speeding off after having deposited the body of a teenage girl dressed in a school uniform on an isolated desert peak.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Noem said there had not been disagreements among the ministers in talks focused on sharing information on criminal gangs, using technology to disrupt their networks and speeding extradition arrangements.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
The shift is speeding up due to artificial intelligence (AI).
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Maybe speeding up the tempo a little bit would get Nix going a little bit?
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
The 2011 sequel sends Lightning and Mater overseas for the World Grand Prix, while also speeding into the world of espionage.
—Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
But then, during a rainstorm, Marie tries to — figuratively — rope Danny like a wild horse, resulting in a knock-down drag-out fight, and then putting him in the back of her car before speeding away.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Warmer temperatures increase evaporation, drying out rivers, reservoirs, soil and vegetation, and speeding up Earth’s water cycle as more water goes back into the air for precipitation.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Other snags are purely visual, notably the capper to the scene where King must toss the bag of ransom millions at a specific time and place, from a speeding elevated train.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Brown has a history of citations and arrests in North Carolina dating back to 2011, according to court records, from minor infractions like speeding to more serious crimes such as communicating threats, breaking and entering, assault, and felony larceny.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
The film, which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, opens with a truck speeding off after having deposited the body of a teenage girl dressed in a school uniform on an isolated desert peak.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Noem said there had not been disagreements among the ministers in talks focused on sharing information on criminal gangs, using technology to disrupt their networks and speeding extradition arrangements.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
The shift is speeding up due to artificial intelligence (AI).
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Maybe speeding up the tempo a little bit would get Nix going a little bit?
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
The 2011 sequel sends Lightning and Mater overseas for the World Grand Prix, while also speeding into the world of espionage.
—Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
But then, during a rainstorm, Marie tries to — figuratively — rope Danny like a wild horse, resulting in a knock-down drag-out fight, and then putting him in the back of her car before speeding away.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Warmer temperatures increase evaporation, drying out rivers, reservoirs, soil and vegetation, and speeding up Earth’s water cycle as more water goes back into the air for precipitation.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speeding
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Good Fortune follows Reeves as an angel, Gabriel, tasked by his boss, Martha (Sandra Oh), with stopping humans from dying while texting and driving.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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Avoid using phones or other distracting behaviors while driving in a work zone.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Before the new regulations, says Annie Inglis, Marine Biology Presenter with Quark, the expedition crew would be hurrying to get guests in Zodiacs to try to get closer to a bear sighting like this.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Unrivaled also saw rapid growth across digital platforms during its first season.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Instead of rapid expansion, Johnson focuses on sustainable growth.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With campaign season descending, Republicans are now racing to convince the public that their tax cuts, tariffs, and spending cuts are worth returning them to power on the Hill.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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And given how the likes of Meta are racing to snap up top talent—sometimes with $100 million bonuses—the loss of key personnel could fatally affect a business’s ability to grow and innovate.—
Tiz Gambacorta,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Plus-size segment remains underserved by apparel market Mallorie Dunn, a professor of fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and owner of SmartGlamour, a clothing line that offers the smallest and largest sizes, worries about the apparel retail market rushing to conclusions.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Why are fans rushing to see this movie?—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The switch got flipped in the final quarter as McCarthy took charge, the offensive line asserted itself and the running game got hot.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The offensive line opened few holes in the running game.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After top receiver Courtland Sutton dropped a dime from Nix on a fade route in Saturday’s preseason game, the two re-lit their connection Wednesday, with Nix scrambling to his right in one red-zone period and zipping a ball past a diving Ja’Quan McMillian to Sutton in the end zone.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
13 Aug. 2025
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Though not everyone is going to be thrilled by the FAA paving the way for more drones to start zipping through our skies.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The seven-time champion finished fifth in qualifying, one spot off the speedy Charles Leclerc.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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For the 2026 version, Mel Jarnson will be playing the speedy soldier.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Speeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speeding. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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