making tracks
phrase
1
as in retreating
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening The frightened cat made tracks into the other room when guests began to arrive. Synonyms & Similar Words
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- retreating
- flying
- fleeing
- running away
- bolting
- turning tail
- running off
- bugging out
- beating a retreat
- beating it
- running
- escaping
- making off
- getting out
- hightailing (it)
- breaking
- lighting out
- clearing out
- lamming
- skedaddling
- getting (away)
- skipping (out)
- skirring
- mizzling
- absconding
- scramming
- decamping
- eloping
- scatting
- scarpering
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- facing
- confronting
- daring
- hanging around
- braving
- remaining
- defying
- lingering
- sticking around
- dwelling
- staying
- bearding
- abiding
- tarrying
2
as in racing
to proceed or move quickly You'd better make tracks if you want to catch that bus! Synonyms & Similar Words
- racing
- speeding
- traveling
- flying
- driving
- hurrying
- rushing
- trotting
- scurrying
- zipping
- chasing
- jumping
- running
- beating it
- buzzing
- travelling
- blowing
- scooting
- cracking (on)
- darting
- stepping
- shaking a leg
- getting a move on
- stepping on it
- bowling
- dashing
- tearing
- hotfooting (it)
- blasting
- scuttling
- ripping
- shooting
- ramming
- jogging
- zooming
- bolting
- blazing
- whirling
- rustling
- hustling
- haring
- barreling
- bustling
- bundling
- hurling
- humping
- motoring
- hying
- hastening
- whisking
- coursing
- belting
- breezing
- jetting
- pelting
- hurtling
- careering
- stepping out
- rocketing
- nipping
- careening
- galloping
- bombing
- hieing
- highballing
- catching up
- barrelling
- cannonballing
- flitting
- sprinting
- scudding
- scampering
- streaking
- accelerating
- beetling
- scuffling
- stampeding
- whizzing
- overtaking
- quickening
- outstripping
- outpacing
- outrunning
- arrowing
- fast-forwarding
- beelining
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- hanging (around or out)
- creeping
- crawling
- lingering
- poking
- dragging
- slowing (down or up)
- lagging
- loitering
- poking
- strolling
- dawdling
- shuffling
- sauntering
- dallying
- ambling
- lumbering
- plodding
- tarrying
- decelerating
- dillydallying