in hot pursuit

idiom

: chasing and close to catching someone
The police are in hot pursuit of the escaped convicts.

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Jamie gives birth to a baby boy, Steven, the night before Halloween and manages to escape with the child in tow — and with Michael in hot pursuit of them both. Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025 Local resident Colby Bezanson captured the wild moment on camera as a massive bull moose galloped down a residential road with two police cruisers in hot pursuit. Ronnie Li, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025 One likes to imagine Paleo Dad loping across the savannah in hot pursuit of a wooly mammoth. Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025 Adding to the conflict is a Coast Guard officer (James) in hot pursuit of the vessel. Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in hot pursuit

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“In hot pursuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20hot%20pursuit. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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