stepping on it
Pushing the pedal
Stepping on it means hurrying or going faster, from the image of pressing down on a car's accelerator pedal.
The phrase usually appears as a command or exhortation: Step on it, we're going to be late!
The driver really stepped on it once we hit the highway.
- revMotor rotation count
- pedalFoot-operated lever
- stompTread heavily
- squishingCompressing something yielding
- dashQuick burst or pinch
accelerate · burn rubber · floor it · hit the gas · rush · throttle · full throttle · splat · zoom · quicken · race · hustle · gas · propel · hurry · make haste · sprint · expedite
speed/acceleration
stepping on itbraking
Reducing speed deliberately
slowing down · slamming on the brakes · decelerating · coasting · idling
urgency/pace
stepping on ittaking one's time
dragging one's feet · dawdling · dilly-dallying · procrastinating · stalling
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