in hot pursuit
idiom
: chasing and close to catching someone
The police are in hot pursuit of the escaped convicts.
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Adding to the conflict is a Coast Guard officer (James) in hot pursuit of the vessel.
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Lionel Messi's Inter Miami is in hot pursuit of its second Leagues Cup crown as the MLS giant welcomes Tigres UANL to Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
And the techie giants are in hot pursuit: F1 marks a brilliant breakthrough for Apple, and Amazon MGM before long will be unfurling a new Bond.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 10 July 2025
Alex holds Charlie hostage at gunpoint, peeling out in Charlie’s Barracuda with the cops in hot pursuit.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 10 July 2025
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Lionel Messi's Inter Miami is in hot pursuit of its second Leagues Cup crown as the MLS giant welcomes Tigres UANL to Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
And the techie giants are in hot pursuit: F1 marks a brilliant breakthrough for Apple, and Amazon MGM before long will be unfurling a new Bond.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 10 July 2025
Alex holds Charlie hostage at gunpoint, peeling out in Charlie’s Barracuda with the cops in hot pursuit.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 10 July 2025
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“In hot pursuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20hot%20pursuit. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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