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by xnorswap 953 days ago
Your sentence is confusing; a speedbump is designed to slow you down.
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RamblingCTO 953 days ago
Haha, you're right. I meant speed bump. As a German I'm used to chaining words together.
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xnorswap 953 days ago
It wasn't the chaining that was an issue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_bump .

Perhaps "speed boost" would be a better alternative for your intended meaning.

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jamincan 952 days ago
Interestingly "bump in speed" would be fine, but "speed bump", means the exact opposite.
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jasonjmcghee 952 days ago
It isn’t in this context. “got a speed bump” vs “hit a speed bump”
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