hauling ass
Going really quickly
Hauling ass means moving very fast, whether fleeing, rushing somewhere, or driving at high speed: We were hauling ass down the highway.
The image is of dragging one's body along at maximum effort.
Common in casual American speech, often describing urgent or reckless speed: You'd better start hauling ass if you want to make your flight.
- speedingExceeding posted velocity limits
- pedal to the metalMaximum automotive acceleration
- rushingRapid forward movement
- hurriedDone too quickly
- in a hurryNeeding to move fast
running late · zooming · hurtling · balls to the wall · darting · laboring · sprinting · toiling · racing · zipping · bolting · jetting · grinding · dashing · booking it · flooring it · galloping · hitting the gas
hauling asscrawling
Moving on hands, knees
creeping · plodding · moving at a snail's pace · dawdling · moseying
hauling asstaking one's time
lollygagging · dilly-dallying · loafing · taking it easy · killing time
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