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

Tillman, whose right foot was bloodied before the kick because a Bosnian player stepped on it, still arced a shot over five standing Bosnians, into an unsaveable spot that keeper Nikola Vasilj almost dared Tillman to target. — Sean Gregory, Time, 2 July 2026

The 2026 Toyota Crown is a tame but stylish family car, neither begging you to go off-road or to step on it around country mountains, but instead being an all-around great hauler with the quality Toyota’s known for. — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026