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fly


These are words and phrases related to fly. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of fly.

TO MOVE FAST


She flew across the room just in time to stop the baby falling off the chair.

Synonyms and examples


speed
He ran back to his car and sped off.
race
She raced over and hugged me.
belt
UKinformal
Traffic was belting along the motorway.
tear
informal
A fire truck came tearing down the road.
streak
Bullets streaked across the sky.
hurtle
Imagine a huge asteroid hurtling through space.
career
The truck careered off the road into a waterlogged ditch.
careen
mainly US
The car careened out of control.
bolt
She bolted up from her chair.
shoot
He shot out of the car and into the house.
spring
Everyone will think you sprang out of bed looking that good.
dive
Seeing an open door she dived out and ran up the road.
jump
He expects me to jump up and help every time he's got a problem.
hurry
I hurried away before they could change their minds.
rush
Doctors rushed in and out all day.
dash
At 10am I dashed off to get my plane.
hotfoot it
informal
When I got the call, I hotfooted it back home.
stride
He strode into the classroom and banged his books down on the desk.
march
"Now I'm going home," she said, marching off.
charge
He charged into our office demanding to see the boss.
sail
She sailed through the crowded ballroom.
like the clappers
UKinformalold-fashioned
His little legs were going like the clappers.
go hell for leather
informalold-fashioned
There's a temptation to go hell for leather with the sit-ups.
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See words related to fly


fast
quick
prompt
speedy
swift
hasty
hurried
brisk
rapid
expeditious
formal
high-speed
quickly
swiftly
briskly
precipitously
apace
formal or literary
in a flash
informal
at breakneck speed
in the twinkling of an eye
old-fashioned
speed up
pick up speed
gain speed
gather speed
accelerate
up the pace
informal
expedite
formal
Learn more
If someone or something moves at a high speed or happens in a short amount of time, you can call that person or thing fast. Things that happen or are done at a fast speed are also described as fast. You can also talk about moving fast, or getting faster.

fly | American Thesaurus


fly


verb
These are words and phrases related to fly. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of fly.
The new airplane flies at twice the speed of sound.

Synonyms


travel through the air
pilot a plane
wing
take wing
take the air
take off
soar
glide
sail
coast
swoop
The king's banner was flying above his tent.

Synonyms


wave
flutter
float
undulate
flap
vibrate
hover
display in the air
hoist in the air
The days really flew during our vacation.

Synonyms


move quickly
pass rapidly
go suddenly
He was warned to fly from the emperor's wrath.

Synonyms


flee
run away
hasten away
make one's escape
make one's getaway
take flight
take to one's heels
hasten
hustle
hurry
skip
Informal
split
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