Creeping and Speeding

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Creeping adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.

Usage example: at this creeping pace of progress we'll never have the float ready for the parade

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Speeding is an antonym for creeping.

Nearby Words: creep, creepy, creeper

Speeding noun - Changing location rapidly.

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Creeping is an antonym for speeding.

Nearby Words: speed, speedy, speeded, speeder, speedup

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