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speed bump

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A traffic calming measure, consisting of a transverse ridge in the road, to limit the speed of vehicles.
  2. An obstacle or difficulty; roadblock; snag.
    figuratively
  3. Any technical measure taken by an electronic financial exchange to deliberately delay orders by microseconds or milliseconds.

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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

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