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hotfoot: a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it; without delay; speedily; "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett; "drove hotfoot for Boston"

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fox trot collapse

hurriedness collapse

get cracking collapse: start to be active; "Get cracking, please!"

hop to it collapse

step lively collapse

hightail collapse: leave as fast as possible; "We hightailed it when we saw the police walking in"

in passing collapse: incidentally; in the course of doing something else; "he made this remark in passing"

instantly collapse

step on it collapse

on the run collapse

bear down collapse: exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"; pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background"; exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down"; contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery

immediately collapse: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"; near or close by; "he passed immediately behind her"; bearing an immediate relation; "this immediately concerns your future"

impetuously collapse: in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions; "he often acts impulsively and later regrets it"

highball collapse: a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass

at once collapse

hand over fist collapse: at a tremendous rate; "made money hand over fist"

lope collapse: run easily

superficially collapse: in a superficial manner; "he was superficially interested"

pell mell collapse

apace collapse

speedily collapse

bullet collapse: a projectile that is fired from a gun

haste collapse: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"; overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"

expeditiously collapse

furiously collapse: (of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner; "winds were blowing furiously"; in an impassioned or very angry manner; "she screamed furiously at her tormentors"; in a manner marked by extreme or violent energy; "the boys fought furiously"; "she went peddling furiously up the narrow street"

sprint collapse: run very fast, usually for a short distance

gallop collapse: a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously; ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road"; cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?"; go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"

swiftly collapse: in a swift manner; "she moved swiftly"

promptly collapse: in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly"; at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); "he promptly forgot the address"; with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"

canter collapse: a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop; ride at a canter; "The men cantered away"; ride at a cantering pace; "He cantered the horse across the meadow"; go at a canter, of horses

quickly collapse: with rapid movements; "he works quickly"

hurry scurry collapse

slapdash collapse: in a careless or reckless manner; "the shelves were put up slapdash"

hastily collapse

hasten collapse

hump collapse

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