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

Brown is above all an action writer, and his hero, Robert Langdon, is continually in hot pursuit of whoever is hotly pursuing him, whether in Florence, Rome, Barcelona or some other popular tourist destination. —Book Marks september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025

Adding to the conflict is a Coast Guard officer (James) in hot pursuit of the vessel. —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

Rhymes for in hot pursuit

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