mad dash
Headlong desperate charge
A mad dash is a frantic, hurried rush toward something or away from danger: We made a mad dash for the exit when the fire alarm sounded.
The phrase emphasizes speed and urgency, often with a sense of desperation or last-minute effort: a mad dash to the airport, a mad dash to finish the project before deadline.
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- race against timeUrgent struggle before deadline
- rushQuick sudden movement
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- scrambleMix into disorder
race · finish line · hurry · in a hurry · running late · frenzy · blur · chaos · panic · desperate · last ditch effort · frantic · chase · flee · escape · last-minute · down to the wire · close call
- rushingrushing, hurrying, sprinting, racing, scurrying
- dasheshyphen, sprint
- speedspeed, quickness, rate, velocity, pace
- desperate measureslast resort, desperate plea, desperation move, last ditch, last chance
- time pressurerush, against the clock, rushed, clock is ticking, urgency