beats it
phrase
1
as in races
to proceed or move quickly Let's beat it before we miss the start of the movie. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- races
- speeds
- travels
- flies
- drives
- rushes
- scurries
- trots
- hurries
- zips
- jumps
- chases
- runs
- buzzes
- blows
- steps
- scoots
- tears
- bowls
- blasts
- darts
- steps on it
- rips
- scuttles
- cracks (on)
- dashes
- barrels
- rams
- zooms
- shoots
- bolts
- courses
- blazes
- jogs
- shakes a leg
- breezes
- motors
- rockets
- bundles
- belts
- whirls
- hustles
- humps
- jets
- hurtles
- hares
- hurls
- careers
- rustles
- pelts
- cannonballs
- bustles
- hies
- whisks
- bombs
- nips
- highballs
- hotfoots (it)
- hastens
- gets a move on
- makes tracks
- gallops
- careens
- beetles
- flits
- steps out
- streaks
- scampers
- scuffles
- scuds
- sprints
- accelerates
- whizzes
- catches up
- stampedes
- arrows
- outpaces
- outruns
- overtakes
- outstrips
- quickens
- beelines
- fast-forwards
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- hangs (around or out)
- crawls
- lags
- creeps
- pokes
- drags
- lingers
- pokes
- slows (down or up)
- loiters
- dawdles
- strolls
- shuffles
- saunters
- tarries
- ambles
- dillydallies
- plods
- decelerates
- dallies
- lumbers
2
as in flies
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening They beat it out of there when the cops showed up. Synonyms & Similar Words
- flies
- retreats
- flees
- bolts
- beats a retreat
- runs
- escapes
- runs off
- runs away
- bugs out
- turns tail
- breaks
- hightails (it)
- makes tracks
- lights out
- skirrs
- skedaddles
- gets out
- clears out
- makes off
- mizzles
- skips (out)
- lams
- decamps
- absconds
- scats
- elopes
- scrams
- scarpers
- gets (away)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- confronts
- faces
- beards
- braves
- dares
- defies
- remains
- hangs around
- stays
- dwells
- sticks around
- lingers
- abides
- tarries
3
as in moves
to leave a place often for another She grew bored of her hometown and decided to beat it. Synonyms & Similar Words
- moves
- exits
- departs
- peels off
- goes
- gets
- bails out
- walks out
- bugs off
- escapes
- cuts out
- pushes off
- gets off
- bugs out
- digs out
- clears off
- runs along
- pushes on
- parts
- buggers off
- starts
- goes off
- clears out
- evacuates
- pulls out
- flees
- flies
- takes off
- quits
- takes a powder
- bails
- takes a hike
- takes a walk
- hits the road
- books
- sets out
- buzzes (off)
- withdraws
- vamooses
- steps (along)
- shoves (off)
- retires
- pulls stakes
- pulls up stakes
- runs away
- strikes out
- retreats
- skips
- scarpers
- packs (up or off)
- gets out
- sallies (forth)
- lights out
- pikes (out or off)
- steps out
- emigrates
- goes out
- mizzles
- removes
- abandons
- decamps
- deserts
- absconds
- scats
- scrams
- vacates
- forsakes
- adjourns
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- comes
- turns up
- arrives
- remains
- stays
- dwells
- approaches
- settles
- shows up
- closes
- lodges
- abides
- reaches
- lands
- hits
- nears
- tarries
- gene mutation
- gene mutations
- gene pool
- gene therapist
- gene therapy
- gene-splicing
- gene-spread
- gene-string
- genealogical
- genealogically
- genealogies
- genealogise
- genealogised
- genealogises
- genealogising
- genealogist
- genealogists
- genealogize
- genealogized
- genealogizer
- genealogizes
- genealogizing
- genealogy
- genecologic
- genecological