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駆け足

かけあし

running; at a run; double time; (figuratively) at a rush

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Examples

  1. 駆け足で駅に向かった。

    かけあしでえきにむかった。

    I headed for the station at a run.

  2. 時間がないので、駆け足で説明します。

    じかんがないので、かけあしでせつめいします。

    We're short of time, so I'll run through this quickly.

  3. 今年の秋は駆け足で過ぎていった。

    ことしのあきはかけあしですぎていった。

    This autumn went by in a rush.

Common patterns

駆け足で
at a run; in a rush
駆け足で回る
to go round in a hurry
駆け足の説明
a hurried explanation

Memory tip

Beyond literal running, 駆け足で means covering a topic, a trip or a season at a gallop. In the military it is the command for double time, which is where the formal ring comes from.

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