speed limit
noun
: the maximum or minimum speed permitted by law in a given area under specified circumstances
Examples of speed limit in a Sentence
The speed limit here is 55 mph.
She got a ticket for breaking the speed limit.
Recent Examples on the Web
According to local court records, Jones, an attorney who served in the House of Delegates from 2018 to 2022, drove 46 miles per hour over the speed limit on January 21, 2022, resulting in a driving conviction.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The speed limit in that area was 40 mph.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
After South Dakota raised its top speed limit to 80 mph in 2015, the average speed motorists were driving when cited increased only slightly, but the number of citations for drivers going over 100 mph jumped dramatically, according to the Argus Leader, part of the USA TODAY Network.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
The ultimate speed limit only matters for material objects, but space isn’t included in that definition.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2025
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The speed limit in that area was 40 mph.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
After South Dakota raised its top speed limit to 80 mph in 2015, the average speed motorists were driving when cited increased only slightly, but the number of citations for drivers going over 100 mph jumped dramatically, according to the Argus Leader, part of the USA TODAY Network.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
The ultimate speed limit only matters for material objects, but space isn’t included in that definition.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for speed limit
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“Speed limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speed%20limit. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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