: a low raised ridge across a roadway (as in a parking lot) to limit vehicle speed
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Since then, Fast & Furious has been stuck in a bit of a holding pattern as development on the eleventh installment — expected to be the last in the main series — has hit some speed bumps.—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026 Black analysts and fans, and Louis himself, expected the fight to be a walkover, a mere speed bump on the way to the heavyweight championship.—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026 The strategy is not without its speed bumps.—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026 Next up were the Philadelphia 76ers, who were little more than a speed bump.—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for speed bump