speed away

speed away

To leave or depart (from someone or something) very quickly, especially on or in some kind of vehicle. The kids rode up on their bikes, pelted us with water balloons, then sped away as quickly as they arrived. The bank robbers sped away in the bright red sports car, which the police had little trouble tracking down. I sped away from the area as soon as I saw our teacher approaching.
See also: away, speed
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

speed away (from someone or something)

to move or drive away very fast from someone or something. The taxi sped away from the passenger who had just alighted. The car sped away from the accident. The motorcycle sped away.
See also: away, speed
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • sped
  • speed off
  • depart
  • depart for (some place)
  • depart for some place
  • breeze away
  • depart this life
  • run off
  • cut and run
  • cut and run, to
References in classic literature
The little car seemed to cleave the waves of verdure, and, from time to time, coveys of birds of magnificent plumage would rise fluttering from the tall herbage, and speed away with joyous cries.
Old John, immensely flattered by the personal notoriety implied in this familiar form of address, answered, with something like a knowing look, 'I should believe you could, sir,' and was turning over in his mind various forms of eulogium, with the view of selecting one appropriate to the qualities of his best bed, when his ideas were put to flight by Mr Chester giving Barnaby the letter, and bidding him make all speed away.
He saw the girl fling a grimace at the angry, roaring, maneater beneath her, and then, laughing, speed away into the forest.
Tony could always outdistance her easily, but never had she known him speed away so quickly as now, and she was sure he hurried that he might have more time to hide.
Reforestation project leader John Rico said he saw the armed men speed away towards the barangay road.
When he tried to speed away on bike, the robbers opened fire on him.
But as the driver tried to speed away, the official said, chasing officers opened fire at the bus.
Seosamh McGonigle, then 19, drove his car at speed away from the Foot Inn in Burnfoot before crashing.
Gulbahar SHO Taj Mohammad Wassan told Dawn two robbers snatched a purse from a woman and tried to speed away on their bike but found the narrow lane closed due to a wedding tent.
at the truck as its driver tried to speed away. As a result, truck driver Mohammad Nawaz was killed while his helper Mohammad Shehzad received wounds.
The police spokesman informed that the police at a snap checking spot tried to stop three suspects riding a motorbike but they tried to speed away and opened fire on the police.
When the police patrols tried to pull the offending drivers over, they tried to speed away, but failed.
Summary: BNP leader Nick Griffin was forced to speed away from his own press conference after protesters pelted him with eggs.
Not only do they encourage vehicles to break sharply outside our homes, but also to accelerate at speed away from them.
By the time officers arrived, the driver had loaded the car up with all four animals and was trying to speed away. Police caught up with this car but the man jumped out and fled into bushes, leaving the livestock behind.