Get to know Overspeed better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning.
Overspeed meaning
- To travel excessively fast or beyond the permitted rate.
- To operate an engine or machine too fast.
- To speed; to drive a vehicle faster than the permitted speed limit.
Using Overspeed
- The main meaning on this page is: To travel excessively fast or beyond the permitted rate. | To operate an engine or machine too fast. | To speed; to drive a vehicle faster than the permitted speed limit.
Context around Overspeed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Overspeed
- In this selection, "overspeed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, easily and resulting stand out and add context to how "overspeed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include can easily overspeed resulting in and drivers to overspeed which should. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "overspeed" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with overspeed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Unlike Otto-cycle engines, incoming air is not throttled and a diesel engine without a governor cannot have a stable idling speed and can easily overspeed, resulting in its destruction. (30 words)
The Ghanaian Times is aware the stretch is in good condition and there is the tendency for drivers to overspeed, which should be a matter of concern to all of us. (31 words)
The Ghanaian Times is aware the stretch is in good condition and there is the tendency for drivers to overspeed, which should be a matter of concern to all of us. (31 words)
Unlike Otto-cycle engines, incoming air is not throttled and a diesel engine without a governor cannot have a stable idling speed and can easily overspeed, resulting in its destruction. (30 words)
Example sentences (2)
The Ghanaian Times is aware the stretch is in good condition and there is the tendency for drivers to overspeed, which should be a matter of concern to all of us.
Unlike Otto-cycle engines, incoming air is not throttled and a diesel engine without a governor cannot have a stable idling speed and can easily overspeed, resulting in its destruction.