helter-skelter
adverb /ˌhel.təˈskel.tər/
/-t̬ɚˈskel.t̬ɚ/ Definition
› quickly and in all directions: People were screaming and running helter-skelter down the steps to escape the flames.Fast and rapidShort in time
(Definition of helter-skelter adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a mile a minute idiom
- apace adverb
- as fast as your legs would carry you idiom
- as if it is going out of style idiom
- at a rate of knots idiom
- fleet adjective
- have a heavy foot idiom
- hell for leather idiom
- high-speed adjective
- hotfoot adverb
- hustle verb (PUSH)
- in the twinkling of an eye idiom
- Jack Robinson noun
- prompt adjective
- promptly adverb
- quick-fire adjective
- quickly adverb
- rapid adjective
- rapid-fire adjective
- spanking adjective
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