How to pronounce “speed bump”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• A traffic calming measure, consisting of a transverse ridge in the road, to limit the speed of vehicles.
• (figuratively) An obstacle or difficulty; roadblock; snag.
• (finance, high-frequency trading) Any technical measure taken by an electronic financial exchange to deliberately delay orders by microseconds or milliseconds.

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