mad dash

noun

: a wild and uncontrolled rush
In his mad dash to the store, he forgot his wallet.

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This alerted the chef, who made a mad dash for the door. Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026 Rojas had minutes to pack his belongings, exit the Triple-A team’s hotel and make a mad dash to the airport. Kansas City Star, 5 June 2026 The whole objective of the redistricting mad dash is to gain an advantage for this November and New York cannot be a factor. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026 And then a track number is posted, precipitating a mad dash that runs somewhere between the running of the bulls in Pamplona and entering Wal-Mart on Black Friday in 1999. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mad dash

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“Mad dash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mad%20dash. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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