speed bump
noun1
A traffic calming measure, consisting of a transverse ridge in the road, to limit the speed of vehicles.
2
Figuratively An obstacle or difficulty; roadblock; snag.
3
Business, Finance Any technical measure taken by an electronic financial exchange to deliberately delay orders by microseconds or milliseconds.
High-frequency trading
- Synonyms
- judder bar, ramp, sleeping policeman, speed hump, road hump, traffic bump
- Derived terms
- Newfoundland speed bump