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hotfoot

[hot-foot] / ˈhɒtˌfʊt /
VERB
hurry
Synonyms
STRONG
barrel bolt boogie clip dart dash fly gallop hurtle race run scoot speed sprint streak tear zip zoom
WEAK
burn rubber go like a bat out of hell hightail it make haste
Antonyms
STRONG
decelerate halt slow stay wait walk
WEAK
dawdle

Example Sentences

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I decided to take time off work the very next day and hotfoot it to Tel Aviv, to get ahead of any competitors.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 7, 2019

So, what say you and me hotfoot it to the airport and get on to that plane.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2018

One measly hotfoot, and you are out on your butt.

From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2015

As soon as he can, he will hotfoot it to the South Dade Regional Library, 30-odd minutes away, for the day’s second early-vote rally.

From Slate • Oct. 26, 2012

Beans and Mutto stood directly in front, grinning, as if watching someone about to get a hotfoot.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli