hotfoot

/ˈhɑtˌfʊt/
adverb
  1. Quickly and eagerly, often to get somewhere or do something.
    • When the bell rang, the kids ran hotfoot to the playground.
    • She hotfooted it to the store before it closed.
    • He came hotfoot when he heard there was free pizza.
Antonyms
verb
  1. To go somewhere quickly, especially on foot.
    • They hotfooted across the field to avoid the rain.
    • We had to hotfoot it to the station to catch the last train.
    • I hotfooted over to my friend's house to borrow a book.
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