mad dash

noun

: a wild and uncontrolled rush
In his mad dash to the store, he forgot his wallet.

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That set off a mad dash for Hyppolite, who visited with a number of teams suddenly interested at a pretty late stage in the process. Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025 But while Pagán barely beat the throw home — injuring his hamstring in the process — Bailey’s mad dash was more of an inevitability. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 July 2025 In a way, the more stringent the timelines, the bigger and faster is the mad dash to qualify for tax breaks—even if fewer will be built overall. Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 July 2025 The mad dash to put things in or play with the toilet bowl water if the bathroom door is open is a universal toddler pastime. Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for mad dash

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“Mad dash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mad%20dash. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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