Synonyms of step on it

step on it

phrase

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of step on it

The Week 16 game against Seattle was when Dotson suffered the ankle sprain after Derick Hall stepped on it, and he was later suspended by the league for a game. — Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026

Parents should make sure the length of the costume is correct, so kids don’t accidentally step on it and trip. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025

Although rain is a blessing, avoid digging or planting in wet soil or stepping on it. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 31 Oct. 2025

In a hurry to get home before twilight, Zilpha stepped on it. — Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025