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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of step on it

  • as in speed
  • as in speed
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step on it

phrase

Definition of step on itnext
as in speed
to proceed or move quickly They were going to have to step on it if they wanted to make it before the bank closed.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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step (on)
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“Step on it.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step%20on%20it. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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