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step on the gas

VERB
accelerate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance expedite further hasten open up quicken spur step up stimulate
STRONG
drive dust forward gun hurry impel precipitate railroad rev roll tool
WEAK
fire up hammer on lay a patch lay rubber make tracks nail it peel rubber put on afterburners put pedal to metal rev up speed up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
block cease check delay discourage halt hinder slow stop
STRONG
dissuade repress wait
WEAK
decelerate defer impede postpone retard slow down
VERB
drive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cruise drag fly guide operate propel push ride run send speed spin start steer transport travel turn
STRONG
actuate advance bicycle bike coast cycle dash direct handle impel manage mobilize motor roll tailgate tool wheel
WEAK
bear down burn rubber burn up the road fire up floor it lean on it make sparks fly pour it on step on it vehiculate
Antonyms
STRONGEST
halt hold keep remain stand stay stop walk
STRONG
mismanage neglect
WEAK
check curb discourage dissuade repress retard
VERB
flee
Synonyms
STRONGEST
depart desert fly get jump leave retreat take off vanish
STRONG
abscond avoid blow bolt break decamp elude evade hotfoot scamper scoot scram skedaddle skip slip slip away split vamoose
WEAK
beat a hasty retreat cut and run cut out fly the coop get away get the hell out make a getaway make off make one's escape make oneself scarce make quick exit make tracks step on it take a hike take flight
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrive come continue face stay
STRONG
dawdle join meet take on wait
WEAK
stand
VERB
floor it
Synonyms
WEAK
accelerate barrel gather momentum go flat-out nail it open the throttle put the pedal to the metal sprint step on it
VERB
hurry
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dash hasten hustle jog rush scoot scurry whirl whisk zip
STRONG
accelerate barrel beeline bestir breeze bullet burst bustle drive expedite fleet flit fly goad haste nip push quicken race rip rocket roll run sally smoke speed spur urge whish whiz
WEAK
be quick dig in get a move on go like lightning hurry up lose no time make haste make short work of make time make tracks shake a leg speed up step on it turn on steam
Antonyms
STRONGEST
procrastinate slow
STRONG
cease check decelerate delay discourage dissuade halt hinder repress retard stop walk
WEAK
dally dawdle rest stall wait
VERB
rush
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barrel bolt break charge chase dash dispatch fly hustle press push run scramble scurry shoot sprint zip
STRONG
accelerate career course dart expedite fleet fling flit haste hasten hotfoot quicken race roll scud streak surge tear whiz zoom
WEAK
fire up get cracking get the lead out go like lightning hurry up lose no time make haste make short work of shake a leg speed up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dawdle retreat slow stay wait walk
STRONG
decelerate hinder retard

Example Sentences

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But paddle-shift down to 3rd gear and step on the gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

I’m trying to step on the gas, not on someone’s dog.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025

Dallas figures to step on the gas in this divisional matchup.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2021

"We'll try to step on the gas a little bit more and they'll probably say the same thing," Laviolette said.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2021

You might be driving along at 30 miles an hour, but when you step on the gas, all of a sudden you would instantly—pop!—be driving 40 miles an hour.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife