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.
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Slow down under the speed limit and you’re given a warning.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Charges against him included driving nearly 40 mph over the speed limit, operating an uninsured vehicle and driving on the left side of the road.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The board noted that the speed limit on Catalina is 35 mph but said traffic tends to travel faster on the wide two-lane street.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Although, in theory, there is no maximum speed limit; the design would need to grow exponentially in size if trying to reach relativistic velocities that are a significant fraction of the speed of light.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Charges against him included driving nearly 40 mph over the speed limit, operating an uninsured vehicle and driving on the left side of the road.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The board noted that the speed limit on Catalina is 35 mph but said traffic tends to travel faster on the wide two-lane street.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Although, in theory, there is no maximum speed limit; the design would need to grow exponentially in size if trying to reach relativistic velocities that are a significant fraction of the speed of light.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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