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
The only change for 2025 is that the pit lane speed limit has increased from 37 miles per hour (60 kilometers per hour) to 49 miles per hour (80 kilometers per hour), following the circuit’s widening of the pit lane by one meter.
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Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The robotaxi can successfully shuttle you to your destination, stopping carefully at every red light and dutifully following the speed limit.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Jose was detained in August following a traffic stop for allegedly going ten miles over the speed limit, according to his wife and the ACLU.
—Ely Brown, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
Specifics of the traffic stop location were not released, but speed limits on Interstate 285 through Dunwoody range from 55 mph to 65 mph, maps show.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The robotaxi can successfully shuttle you to your destination, stopping carefully at every red light and dutifully following the speed limit.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Jose was detained in August following a traffic stop for allegedly going ten miles over the speed limit, according to his wife and the ACLU.
—Ely Brown, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
Specifics of the traffic stop location were not released, but speed limits on Interstate 285 through Dunwoody range from 55 mph to 65 mph, maps show.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 30 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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