Synonyms of stepped on it

stepped on it

phrase

past tense of step on it

as in hurried

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

• hurried
• rushed
• sped
• raced
• scurried
• traveled
• trotted
• flew
• drove
• zipped
• jumped
• chased
• cracked (on)
• buzzed
• stepped
• scooted
• ran
• beat it
• blew
• darted
• dashed
• scuttled
• ripped
• blasted
• bolted
• tore
• rammed
• zoomed
• bowled
• whirled
• hustled
• hurled
• jogged
• cannonballed
• highballed
• hastened
• barreled
• blazed
• rustled
• shot
• bundled
• made tracks
• humped
• bustled
• hurtled
• whisked
• hotfooted (it)
• breezed
• rocketed
• shook a leg
• coursed
• pelted
• belted
• motored
• jetted
• hied
• nipped
• careened
• got a move on
• careered
• galloped
• bombed
• stepped out
• hared
• flitted
• accelerated
• streaked
• scampered
• sprinted
• scudded
• scuffled
• whizzed
• stampeded
• caught up
• beetled
• quickened
• outpaced
• outstripped
• overtook
• outran
• arrowed
• beelined
• fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawled
• crept
• dragged
• hung (around or out)
• poked
• lagged
• lingered
• slowed (down or up)
• loitered
• poked
• strolled
• shuffled
• sauntered
• tarried
• ambled
• dillydallied
• dallied
• dawdled
• plodded
• lumbered
• decelerated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stepped on it

Jackson broke his foot last training camp when a teammate stepped on it during practice, and that injury plagued him all of 2025 and required an offseason procedure that kept him sidelined during OTAs and minicamp. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

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