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run like the wind

VERB
festinate
Synonyms
STRONG
barrel bolt bustle dart dash flash fly hasten hurry hustle quicken race run sail scoot scramble scurry shoot speed sprint tear whisk whiz zip zoom
WEAK
get a move on get cracking go like lightning go like the wind haste make haste make time shake a leg
Antonyms
STRONG
dally dawdle decelerate delay halt procrastinate rest slow stay wait walk

Example Sentences

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We weren’t quite able to run like the wind, Bullseye, through the carnival-esque queue for this 3D arcade-game of an attraction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2021

Franklin had a grandson, Amadeus, who could run like the wind.

From The Guardian • Apr. 21, 2016

He can run like the wind, he can make you miss with his feet and he can put you on the floor if you try it.

From The Guardian • May 15, 2015

Ben was a polished bunter and could run like the wind, assuring his team of at least one man on base.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 14, 2014

“You say you could run like the wind, Tony,” Stella reminded him.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper