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move fast

VERB

scoot

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bolt dart dash hustle scamper scurry whiz zip

STRONG

accelerate expedite fly hasten move race run rush skedaddle speed split spur vamoose

WEAK

be quick beeline clear out get a move on go like lightning hurry up make haste make time make tracks shake a leg step on it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dawdle decelerate slow wait

STRONG

cease delay discourage dissuade halt hinder remain retard stay stop walk

VERB

skedaddle

Synonyms

STRONG

blow bolt dart dash decamp expedite fly hasten hurry hustle leave move race run rush scamper scat scoot scurry speed split spur vamoose whiz zip

WEAK

clear out fly the coop get a move on go like lightning hightail it hurry up make haste make oneself scarce make time make tracks shake a leg step on it take off

Antonyms

STRONG

cease come dally dawdle decelerate delay discourage dissuade halt procrastinate remain rest slow stay stop wait walk

Example Sentences

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“When you want to move fast, you move alone,” Hernandez told The Times two days after Raman joined the mayoral race.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

UBS said that was smart, because Microsoft “had to move fast and this was the best possible chess move.”

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

This weekend even saw the president of the European Commission admitting that if the EU failed to move fast enough on improving competitiveness, "a group of its member states would have to move forward alone".

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

For once, move fast and break things isn’t the order of the day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

She just couldn’t move fast enough, not through the lull fog.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

move fast

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