speed bump

noun

: a low raised ridge across a roadway (as in a parking lot) to limit vehicle speed

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Bonfim ran into a speed bump against Nicholas Dalby but is back on track with a win over Ange Loosa. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 The only real speed bump in the set was when Wonder took a break about a third of the way through the set and his special guest, soul singer Sheléa, took over for three songs. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024 In the rush of the Presidential race, these events were simply speed bumps. Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024 Last spring could prove to be the exception to a Denver rule, the blip, the glitch, the speed bump in middle of a golden Nuggets NBA decade. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for speed bump 

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of speed bump was in 1972

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“Speed bump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speed%20bump. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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speed bump

noun
: a low raised ridge across a roadway (as in a parking lot) to limit vehicle speed

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