STEP ON IT Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

step on it

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Definition of step on it

as in speed

to proceed or move quickly They were going to have to step on it if they wanted to make it before the bank closed.

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Recent Examples of step on it Parents should make sure the length of the costume is correct, so kids don’t accidentally step on it and trip. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025 Although rain is a blessing, avoid digging or planting in wet soil or stepping on it. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 31 Oct. 2025 In a hurry to get home before twilight, Zilpha stepped on it. — Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025 There were these shoe prints on my couch like someone stepped on it after coming through the window. — Katie Arnold-Ratliff, Curbed, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for step on it

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beat it

Phrase

Then, a general frontier model with no special training matched or beat it on finance tasks.

— Harshil Shah, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
The name change likely stemmed (in part, at least) from the fact that Amazon Prime Video series Harlan Coben’s Lazarus beat it to market.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026

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