giving chase
Hot on heels
Giving chase is pursuing someone or something, typically at speed.
The phrase appears most often in contexts involving police, predators, or anyone actively running down a target: The officers spotted the suspect and immediately gave chase.
It emphasizes the active, ongoing nature of pursuit rather than simply following.
- seekingAttempting to find
- pursuingSeeking to attain
- in hot pursuitAggressively following a fleeing target
- police pursuitLaw enforcement vehicle chase
- houndingPersistently pursuing or pressuring
shadowing · animal tracking · determination · urgency · stalking · tailing · targeting · aiming · hunting · adrenaline rush · following · running after · sprinting · excitement · desperation · foxhunt · striving · paparazzi
- pursuitpursuit, pursue, pursuing, track down, follow
- pursuit tacticspursuing, hot pursuit, following, tailing, trailing
- hound trainingrecall training, nose work, scenting, trailing, tracking
giving chasefleeing
Rapid escape from danger
running away · taking flight · escaping · bolting · on the run
giving chasestanding still
Absence of motion
staying put · letting go · waiting · standing down · disengaging
giving chasereleasing
Allowing to escape
setting free · freeing · turning a blind eye · ignoring · pardoning
give, gave, given, gives, giver, givers, giving, forgive, forgave