cruise control
noun
1
: an electronic device in a vehicle that controls the throttle so as to maintain a constant speed
2
: a relaxed and seemingly automatic pace that is easily maintained
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The standard speed-limit recognition system can automatically adjust the cruise control set speed when the speed limit changes. 
Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 13 Apr. 2022 What’s a few more subscriptions to keep your high beams on or use cruise control? Wired, 17 July 2022 Use cruise control when appropriate, analysts said. J.j. Mccorvey And Veronica Dagher, WSJ, 20 June 2022 After 47 pitches through two innings, Rodriguez entered cruise control and needed eight pitches in the third, 12 in the fourth, seven in the fifth and 12 in the sixth. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2022 Meadowdale won the second and third quarter combined, 34-24, but Georgetown's hot start in the first and final stanza was enough to enter cruise control over the final minutes of regulation. Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2022 Driver-assist technologies like Autopilot, GM's Super Cruise and Ford BlueCruise, which combine active cruise control with lane-keeping assist features, have become increasingly common on vehicles in recent years. Matt Mcfarland, CNN, 20 Jan. 2022 If drivers much venture onto the road, the Georgia Department of Transportation cautioned motorists to slow down and not use cruise control. David Wickert, ajc, 17 Jan. 2022 Avoid cruise control, the group says, to stay alert and respond quickly if the car loses traction. Hannah Sampson, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2021 See More
Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 13 Apr. 2022 What’s a few more subscriptions to keep your high beams on or use cruise control? Wired, 17 July 2022 Use cruise control when appropriate, analysts said. J.j. Mccorvey And Veronica Dagher, WSJ, 20 June 2022 After 47 pitches through two innings, Rodriguez entered cruise control and needed eight pitches in the third, 12 in the fourth, seven in the fifth and 12 in the sixth. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2022 Meadowdale won the second and third quarter combined, 34-24, but Georgetown's hot start in the first and final stanza was enough to enter cruise control over the final minutes of regulation. Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2022 Driver-assist technologies like Autopilot, GM's Super Cruise and Ford BlueCruise, which combine active cruise control with lane-keeping assist features, have become increasingly common on vehicles in recent years. Matt Mcfarland, CNN, 20 Jan. 2022 If drivers much venture onto the road, the Georgia Department of Transportation cautioned motorists to slow down and not use cruise control. David Wickert, ajc, 17 Jan. 2022 Avoid cruise control, the group says, to stay alert and respond quickly if the car loses traction. Hannah Sampson, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1960, in the meaning defined at sense 1