makes tracks
phrase
1
as in retreats
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening The frightened cat made tracks into the other room when guests began to arrive. Synonyms & Similar Words
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- retreats
- flies
- bolts
- flees
- runs
- turns tail
- escapes
- runs away
- bugs out
- runs off
- beats a retreat
- breaks
- beats it
- makes off
- gets out
- lights out
- mizzles
- clears out
- skedaddles
- hightails (it)
- skirrs
- lams
- decamps
- gets (away)
- absconds
- elopes
- scrams
- skips (out)
- scats
- scarpers
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- faces
- confronts
- defies
- beards
- dares
- remains
- braves
- stays
- lingers
- dwells
- hangs around
- sticks around
- abides
- tarries
2
as in speeds
to proceed or move quickly You'd better make tracks if you want to catch that bus! Synonyms & Similar Words
- speeds
- races
- travels
- rushes
- flies
- drives
- hurries
- zips
- scurries
- trots
- chases
- jumps
- buzzes
- runs
- steps
- blows
- scoots
- tears
- bowls
- cracks (on)
- darts
- courses
- dashes
- bolts
- barrels
- motors
- rips
- rams
- scuttles
- blasts
- shakes a leg
- beats it
- gets a move on
- breezes
- zooms
- careers
- belts
- bundles
- shoots
- rockets
- rustles
- jogs
- whirls
- blazes
- hies
- humps
- hastens
- jets
- hares
- hustles
- bustles
- whisks
- nips
- hurls
- hurtles
- pelts
- bombs
- cannonballs
- hotfoots (it)
- steps on it
- careens
- highballs
- beetles
- gallops
- steps out
- streaks
- catches up
- sprints
- accelerates
- flits
- scuffles
- scampers
- scuds
- stampedes
- whizzes
- outpaces
- outruns
- overtakes
- arrows
- quickens
- outstrips
- fast-forwards
- beelines
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- hangs (around or out)
- creeps
- lags
- lingers
- pokes
- crawls
- drags
- slows (down or up)
- pokes
- loiters
- tarries
- dillydallies
- dawdles
- strolls
- saunters
- shuffles
- dallies
- decelerates
- plods
- ambles
- lumbers
- gave in to
- gave me the brush-off
- gave notice
- gave of
- gave off
- gave one the creeps
- gave one the gate
- gave one's word
- gave out
- gave over
- gave over (to)
- gave over to
- gave rise to
- gave the lie to
- gave the third degree to
- gave up
- gave up (to)
- gave up the ghost
- gave up to
- gave way
- gave way (to)
- gave way to
- gavel
- gavel-to-gavel
- gavelage