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
They could only be used on roads with a speed limit of more than 35 mph if there is a bike lane.
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Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 4 June 2026
The Oak Grove 100 was an attempt to reach 100 mph on a two-lane road with a speed limit of 35.
—Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
But in her closing argument, Grossman‘s attorney Esther Holm told jurors that Grossman was not impaired by alcohol or valium; was traveling about 52 mph, around seven mph over the speed limit; was not racing Erickson; and never tried to flee the scene.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
The team collected data on speeds of drivers for one week in September 2021 and found 44% of the more than 100,000 vehicles that drove the corridor in the week were exceeding the 30 mph posted speed limit.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
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Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 4 June 2026
The Oak Grove 100 was an attempt to reach 100 mph on a two-lane road with a speed limit of 35.
—Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
But in her closing argument, Grossman‘s attorney Esther Holm told jurors that Grossman was not impaired by alcohol or valium; was traveling about 52 mph, around seven mph over the speed limit; was not racing Erickson; and never tried to flee the scene.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
The team collected data on speeds of drivers for one week in September 2021 and found 44% of the more than 100,000 vehicles that drove the corridor in the week were exceeding the 30 mph posted speed limit.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
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 9 Jun. 2026.
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