ALL meanings of speeding
speed·ing
S s - noun speeding rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound. 1
- noun speeding relative rapidity in moving, going, etc.; rate of motion or progress: full speed ahead. 1
- noun speeding full, maximum, or optimum rate of motion: The car gets to speed in just nine seconds. 1
- noun speeding Automotive. a transmission gear ratio. 1
- noun speeding Photography. Also called film speed. the sensitivity of a film or paper to light, measured by an ASA or DIN index, which assigns low numbers to slow film and higher numbers to faster film. Also called shutter speed. the length of time a shutter is opened to expose film. the largest opening at which a lens can be used. 1
- noun speeding Slang. a stimulating drug, as caffeine, ephedrine, or especially methamphetamine or amphetamine. 1
- noun speeding Informal. a person or thing that is compatible with or typical of one's ability, personality, desires, etc.: My speed is writing postcards on the porch while everyone else is tearing around the tennis court. 1
- adjective speeding moving fast 1
- noun speeding Archaic. success or prosperity. 1
- adjective speeding exceeding speed limit 1
- verb with object speeding to promote the success of (an affair, undertaking, etc.); further, forward, or expedite. 1
- noun speeding crime: driving too fast 1
- verb with object speeding to direct (the steps, course, way, etc.) with speed. 1
- verb with object speeding to increase the rate of speed of (usually followed by up): to speed up industrial production. 1
- verb with object speeding to bring to a particular speed, as a machine. 1
- verb with object speeding to cause to move, go, or proceed with speed. 1
- verb with object speeding to expedite the going of: to speed the parting guest. 1
- verb with object speeding Archaic. to cause to succeed or prosper. 1
- verb without object speeding to move, go, pass, or proceed with speed or rapidity. 1
- verb without object speeding to drive a vehicle at a rate that exceeds the legally established maximum: He was arrested for speeding. 1
- verb without object speeding to increase the rate of speed or progress (usually followed by up). 1
- verb without object speeding to get on or fare in a specified or particular manner. 1
- verb without object speeding Archaic. to succeed or prosper. 1
- idioms speeding at full / top speed, at the greatest speed possible: We drove down the highway at full speed. to the maximum of one's capabilities; with great rapidity: He worked at full speed. 1
- idioms speeding up to speed, operating at full or optimum speed. functioning or producing at an expected, acceptable, or competitive level; up to par: a new firm not yet up to speed. 1
- noun speeding the act of driving a vehicle at high speed, esp in excess of the speed limit 0
- noun speeding (as modifier) 0
- noun speeding the act of driving a motor vehicle at a higher speed than is safe or legal 0