Act or move at high speed.
synonyms: festinate, hasten, hurry, rush.
Roget 682:
be active
etc.
adj.;
busy oneself in;
stir,
stir about,
stir one's stumps;
bestir oneself,
rouse oneself;
speed,
hasten,
peg away,
lay about one,
bustle,
fuss;
raise up,
kick up a dust;
push;
make a push,
make a fuss,
make a stir;
go ahead,
push forward;
fight one's way,
elbow one's way;
make progress
etc.
282;
toll
etc.
(labor)
686;
plod,
persist
etc.
(persevere)
604.1;
keep up the ball,
keep the pot boiling.
look sharp;
have all one's eyes about one
etc.
(vigilance)
459;
rise,
arouse oneself,
hustle,
get up early,
be about,
keep moving,
steal a march,
kill two birds with one stone;
seize the opportunity
etc.
134,
lose no time,
not lose a moment,
make the most of one's time,
not suffer the grass to grow under one's feet,
improve the shining hour,
make short work of;
dash off;
make haste
etc.
684;
do one's best take pains
etc.
(exert oneself)
686;
do wonders,
work wonders.
have many irons in the fire,
have one's hands full,
have much on one's hands;
have other things to do,
have other fish to fry;
be busy;
not have a moment to spare,
not have a moment that one can call one's own.
have one's fling,
run the round of;
go all lengths,
stick at nothing,
run riot.
outdo;
overdo,
overact,
overlay,
overshoot the mark;
make a toil of a pleasure.
have a hand in
etc.
(act in)
680;
take an active part,
put in one's oar,
have a finger in the pie,
mix oneself up with,
trouble,
one's head about,
intrigue;
agitate.
tamper with,
meddle,
moil;
intermeddle,
interfere,
interpose;
obtrude;
poke one's nose in,
thrust one's nose in.
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Roget 459:
be careful
etc.
adj.;
reck†;
take care
etc.
(be cautious)
864;
pay attention to
etc.
457;
take care of;
look to,
look after,
see to,
see after;
keep an eye on,
keep a sharp eye on;
chaperon,
matronize†,
play gooseberry;
keep watch,
keep watch and ward;
mount guard,
set watch,
watch;
keep in sight,
keep in view;
mind,
mind one's business.
look sharp,
look about one;
look with one's own eyes;
keep a good lookout,
keep a sharp lookout;
have all one's wits about one,
have all one's eyes about one;
watch for
etc.
(expect)
507;
keep one's eyes open,
have the eyes open,
sleep with one's eye open.
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Dutch: verhaasten, bespoedigen, haasten, jachten, jagen, opschieten, vlotten, voortjagen, voortmaken