It was the bottom of the 9th inning, and Mac hurled the baseball towards the batter, trying to strike him out.
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bolt -
To make a sudden, swift dash, run, flight, or escape; spring away suddenly
He saw the police and bolted out the back door, and the police could not locate him..
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hasten -
To move or act quickly.
The doctor hastened to the emergency room after he was called in the middle of the night.
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stampede -
A sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals
The elephants stampeded towards the poachers, who were now scared for their lives.
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sprint -
To run or go at top speed especially for a short distance
The kids sprinted to catch the bus before it left.
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jolt -
An abrupt rough or violent movement
Ewan woke up with a jolt, realizing that he had slept through the alarm and was going to be over an hour late for his first day of work at the new job.
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meteoric -
Something that develops very fast and attracts a lot of attention
When the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964, it led to their meteoric rise in popularity.
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hasty -
Done or made quickly, often without careful thought.
The judge told the jury and the lawyers that they should take their time reviewing the testimony, and they should avoid making a hasty judgment.
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impetuous -
Acting quickly and without thought or care; impulsive.
His impetuous decision to quit his job left him struggling to find a new one.
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haste -
A quick and sometimes rushed effort to do something.
He drove his car to the train station like a crazy person, but in spite of his haste, he missed the train by 20 seconds.
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jiffy -
A very short, unspecified length of time.
Rick the deliveryman said he would be back in a jiffy just as soon as he delivered the remaining packages.
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zoom -
To move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound.
