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Meanings of excessive speed in English

Russian
превышение скорости
Spanish
velocidad excesiva
Catalan
velocitat excessiva

Speed or velocity in excess of a safe limit.

        превышение скорости
        Synonyms
        Examples for "speeding"
        Examples for "speeding"
        1
        I immediately called the Garda lo-call speeding number and received no answer.
        The Irish Times
        2
        MP's criticise the swift law change to validate thousands of speeding tickets.
        Radio NZ
        3
        No doubt I broke several traffic laws, speeding to our family doctor.
        Fireflies
        4
        Traffic data showed average speeds increased and extreme speeding became more common.
        Reuters
        5
        There's been a lot of debate over the past week about speeding.
        Radio NZ
        1
        This is almost always a good thing because the airplane won't allow the pilot to overspeed, stall, overbank or overload the airplane.
        Wired
        2
        How fortunate, Bowman thought, that it had not started to overspeed; but that was now one of the least of his worries.
        2001. A Space Odyssey
        3
        The airplane computers "think" the aircraft is overspeeding and therefore continue to increase the airplane's angle of attack.
        Wired
        1
        She could see their hulls glow white-hot as they tried dumping excess speed.
        Earth strike: star carrier: book one
        2
        However, Sunderland was later hit with a five minute penalty for using excess speed!
        The South African
        3
        So the probe had safely entered the atmosphere, and got rid of its excess speed.
        The Fountains of Paradise
        4
        Another man was caught driving at excess speed, and his license was suspended for 28 days.
        Radio NZ
        5
        An excess speed warning sounds.
        Reuters
        1
        They are clean, mean, high tech machines which are more than capable of exceeding the legal speed limit on any Irish road.
        The Irish Times
        Usage of excessive speed in English
        1
        The court heard that excessive speed and tiredness were to blame.
        Radio NZ
        2
        No mechanical failure, no excessive speed, no booze, no bad weather.
        The Shining
        3
        Authorities ruled the crash was caused by excessive speed and not a mechanical failure.
        Reuters
        4
        The trouble is not in excessive speed, and speed ordinances will not remedy the trouble.
        Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile / Being a Desultory Narrativ...
        5
        An investigation by the NTSB determined excessive speed was the main cause of the accident.
        Reuters
        6
        But now we were mounting up with excessive speed.
        A Journey into the Interior of the Earth
        7
        He said Rolleston drove like an idiot with excessive speed for the road and conditions.
        Radio NZ
        8
        Ninety percent of injuries were due to loss of balance which included riding at excessive speed.
        Radio NZ
        9
        When I attempted to turn with the light, I blacked out temporarily, owing to excessive speed.
        The Flying Saucers are Real
        10
        He failed two sobriety tests and was charged with DUI, excessive speed and crossing double lane lines.
        The Guardian
        11
        He was driving at an excessive speed.
        Radio NZ
        12
        The travelers' sleep was rendered more peaceful by the projectile's excessive speed, for it seemed absolutely motionless.
        From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon
        13
        He had heard the car going at an excessive speed down the busy road just before it crashed.
        Radio NZ
        14
        Cavitation (very marked at excessive speed of revolution).
        The Aeroplane Speaks
        15
        After a four-month investigation, Los Angeles officials said the crash was caused by excessive speed, not mechanical failure.
        Reuters
        16
        Sir, - At the heart of the debate concerning road collisions and deaths is the matter of excessive speed.
        The Irish Times
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