mad dash

noun

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

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State economists confirmed Colorado’s brutal budgetary situation Monday, kicking off lawmakers’ mad dash to fill a $1.2 billion hole in the budget. Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025 Neighbors are in a mad dash to raise money, and also get influential people to care like neighbors Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardiashian. Blake Morgan, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 The anxious, mad dash to opening night works for the character. Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2025 An elusive predator made a mad dash through California neighborhoods — and across the rooftops of several homes, video shows. Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025 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 24 Mar. 2025.

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