in hot pursuit

idiom

: chasing and close to catching someone

The police are in hot pursuit of the escaped convicts.

Examples of in hot pursuit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The montage-heavy preview features quick scenes from the film interspersed with images of the Brooklyn Bridge. He and co-star A$AP Rocky are shown on the move, with what looks like police and Washington in hot pursuit. —Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025

With two red hot babyfaces in Reigns and Punk in hot pursuit, the post-WrestleMania just got infinitely more compelling. —Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025

And while Sony and Universal had been in hot pursuit of Sinners, Warner Bros. co-chairmen/CEOs Pam Abdy and Michael DeLuca were the only back-lot chieftains willing to acquiesce to Coogler’s unusual terms. —Chris Lee, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025

Kansas is in hot pursuit of St. Bonaventure transfer guard Melvin Council Jr., who listed Kansas in his top four. —Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for in hot pursuit

• irresolute
• reconstitute
• absolute
• arrowroot
• attribute
• bitterroot
• constitute
• convolute
• destitute
• disrepute
• dissolute
• execute