steps on it
Floors the pedal
Steps on it means to hurry up or go faster, from the image of pressing down on a gas pedal: We're late—step on it!
The phrase is informal and usually imperative, urging someone to pick up the pace.
She really stepped on it to make the flight.
- hurryMove with urgency
- get a move onCommand to hasten
- treadSurface that grips ground
- throttlePower flow controller
- stompTread heavily
rush · make haste · accelerate · put the pedal to the metal · hit the gas · trample · bolt · zoom · progress · turbocharge · burn rubber · pick up the pace · race · dominate · floor it · gas pedal · suppress · hasten
speed/urgency
steps on itdawdles
Moves unnecessarily slowly
drags one's feet · slows down · dilly-dallies · procrastinates · lollygags