Synonyms of beat it

beat it

phrase

1

as in race

to proceed or move quickly

Let's beat it before we miss the start of the movie.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• race
• speed
• hurry
• travel
• fly
• rush
• drive
• trot
• scurry
• zip
• chase
• jump
• run
• buzz
• blow
• crack (on)
• step
• bowl
• blast
• step on it
• tear
• dart
• scuttle
• dash
• scoot
• rip
• bolt
• course
• zoom
• ram
• breeze
• shoot
• barrel
• motor
• bundle
• jog
• blaze
• rocket
• get a move on
• belt
• career
• jet
• whirl
• hare
• hustle
• hump
• hie
• rustle
• hurl
• shake a leg
• hasten
• whisk
• bustle
• cannonball
• pelt
• nip
• bomb
• highball
• make tracks
• hotfoot (it)
• gallop
• hurtle
• careen
• beetle
• step out
• flit
• streak
• scuffle
• accelerate
• scamper
• sprint
• catch up
• stampede
• whiz
• scud
• outrun
• overtake
• arrow
• quicken
• outstrip
• beeline
• outpace
• fast-forward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creep
• hang (around or out)
• crawl
• drag
• linger
• lag
• poke
• slow (down or up)
• poke
• tarry
• lumber
• stroll
• loiter
• dawdle
• dally
• shuffle
• saunter
• amble
• plod
• dillydally
• decelerate

2

as in retreat

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening

They beat it out of there when the cops showed up.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retreat
• fly
• flee
• bolt
• run
• escape
• beat a retreat
• run off
• run away
• bug out
• break
• turn tail
• hightail (it)
• make tracks
• get out
• get (away)
• skip (out)
• clear out
• skedaddle
• light out
• make off
• skirr
• scat
• lam
• scram
• abscond
• decamp
• elope
• scarper
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confront
• face
• brave
• dare
• beard
• remain
• stay
• linger
• defy
• dwell
• hang around
• stick around
• abide
• tarry

3

as in move

to leave a place often for another

She grew bored of her hometown and decided to beat it.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• move
• exit
• depart
• get
• go
• step (along)
• peel off
• get off
• pull out
• cut out
• escape
• part
• walk out
• buzz (off)
• run along
• bail out
• clear out
• evacuate
• push on
• start
• dig out
• clear off
• quit
• hit the road
• go off
• pike (out or off)
• shove (off)
• bail
• flee
• fly
• take off
• push off
• sally (forth)
• bug out
• bug off
• pack (up or off)
• set out
• book
• bugger off
• take a hike
• take a powder
• withdraw
• strike out
• retire
• get out
• pull stakes
• retreat
• skip
• run away
• step out
• emigrate
• scarper
• begone
• light out
• go out
• remove
• vamoose
• desert
• abandon
• scat
• vacate
• scram
• forsake
• abscond
• decamp
• mizzle
• adjourn

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come
• arrive
• remain
• stay
• show up
• turn up
• approach
• near
• close
• settle
• lodge
• reach
• land
• dwell
• hit
• abide
• tarry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of beat it

Then, a general frontier model with no special training matched or beat it on finance tasks. — Harshil Shah, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

The name change likely stemmed (in part, at least) from the fact that Amazon Prime Video series Harlan Coben’s Lazarus beat it to market. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026