step on it
idiomatic phrase
: to increase one's speed : hurry up
You'd better step on it or we'll be late.
especially
: to accelerate an automobile
The one in the back seat asked me what made me so sure I was having a heart attack. Very polite, I said I had had one before and knew what it was like. My wife, less polite, told them to step on it. —
Marvin Barrett
Marvin Barrett Examples of step on it in a Sentence
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The inch-thick mat generated electricity every time a person stepped on it.
—Ramsha Zubairi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024
During the race, the runner puts one piece of paper down and steps on it.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
That could provide more space for a potential convention bounce to play out after the GOP convention without the Democrats' event stepping on it.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 17 July 2024
On the deck, was a metal plaque signifying the spot where the Japanese had surrendered and a sister told us to step on it to become closer to that great event.
—Dick Ahles, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2024
That super bright color actually comes in handy, stopping people from stepping on it and driving over it with a lawn mower.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 25 June 2024
To avoid stepping on it, consider the following six tips.
—Ginny Hogan, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Typically breakage is the result of the rod falling over at home or on a boat and someone steps on it.
—Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
She’d get stuck, find a small opening, go right up next to the freeway wall and step on it.
—Tom Hallman, oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
Ramsha Zubairi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024
During the race, the runner puts one piece of paper down and steps on it.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
That could provide more space for a potential convention bounce to play out after the GOP convention without the Democrats' event stepping on it.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 17 July 2024
On the deck, was a metal plaque signifying the spot where the Japanese had surrendered and a sister told us to step on it to become closer to that great event.
—Dick Ahles, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2024
That super bright color actually comes in handy, stopping people from stepping on it and driving over it with a lawn mower.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 25 June 2024
To avoid stepping on it, consider the following six tips.
—Ginny Hogan, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Typically breakage is the result of the rod falling over at home or on a boat and someone steps on it.
—Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
She’d get stuck, find a small opening, go right up next to the freeway wall and step on it.
—Tom Hallman, oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
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“Step on it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20on%20it. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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