as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
you'd better hotfoot it to the bus stop if you're going to catch the bus
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Losing at this point is very expensive, because all the teams are racing [for the title] and we...—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025 -
Medics raced the toddler to Saint John’s Episcopal Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
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But hurry, as popular styles are already selling out.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Anula hurried across the courtyard, passing the vast garden that curled around the administrative buildings, and skidded to a stop outside the concubine estate.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Chiefs escaped Arrowhead Stadium with a 32-29 win over Buffalo in the championship nightcap in a tense, riveting affair that had social media scurrying for the latest examples of an NFL conspiracy to keep Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift in the public eye.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The cost of that is mutating into a walking corpse, the sight of which is enough to send people scurrying.—
Jason Fields,
Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2024
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Three days later, the infant was rushed into emergency surgery as blood and fluid continued to pool inside his brain.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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Medics rushed the man to a hospital in an ambulance.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Buffy Wicks said lawmakers will soon see 20 bills to speed up housing construction, along with more on energy, water and transit.—
Ben Christopher,
Orange County Register,
6 Mar. 2025
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One other handy benefit is that the AI can potentially do the processing in parallel and radically speed up the time needed to get you an answer.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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But when the goodbyes were over, Norris got a plane and flew down to meet the Sabres in South Florida.—
Matthew Fairburn,
The Athletic,
9 Mar. 2025
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Ramsey flies more than 400,000 miles per year and has traveled to all 7 continents, 50 U.S. states and 173 of the United Nations countries.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Rather than carry around a complete sewing kit, tuck a few safety pins into your purse, wallet, or carry-on, safety pins take up zero space, are TSA-approved, and can even come in handy to impress a colleague or traveling partner.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Feb. 2025
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In this region, land, sea, and Black labor converged to leave a culinary imprint that has traveled far beyond the Carolina coast.—
Cynthia R. Greenlee,
Bon Appétit,
28 Feb. 2025
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Nash was undeterred, trotting over curbs, between cars, across medians and through the McDonald’s drive-thru, video shows.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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And one dog joined in the bird flock: The beloved Hector bag, in mini, baguette and regular sizes, trotted down the runway on multiple looks as well.—
Anika Reed,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Hotfoot (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotfoot%20%28it%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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