Synonyms of beeline

beeline 1 of 2

noun

as in scramble

informal a quickly followed straight or direct course

He made a beeline for the kitchen.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scramble
• dash
• hurry
• rush
• stampede
• stir
• flurry
• scurry
• scuttle
• haste
• precipitation
• bustle
• flutter
• quickness
• hustle
• expedition
• velocity
• hastiness
• precipitousness
• speed
• rapidity
• swiftness
• dispatch
• whirl
• celerity
• fleetness
• speediness
• expeditiousness
• promptness
• fastness
• promptitude
• rapidness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slowness
• procrastination
• lateness
• lethargy
• inertia
• sluggishness
• dilatoriness
• torpor
• pokiness
• languor
• inaction
• deliberation
• quiescence
• inertness
• dormancy
• inactivity
• leisureliness
• deliberateness

beeline

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to set out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• set out
• set off
• put
• point
• steer
• aim
• direct
• take off
• strike
• put out
• bend
• turn
• orient
• light out
• face
• make
• head
• back
• veer
• swerve
• reverse
• incline
• turn back
• tack
• come about
• about-face
• cut
• come round
• wheel
• put about
• bear
• yaw

2

as in to overtake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overtake
• outrun
• arrow
• outstrip
• outpace
• accelerate
• catch up
• quicken
• step out
• gallop
• jog
• sprint
• scamper
• stampede
• scurry
• dart
• fast-forward
• hurry
• jump
• flit
• scuttle
• whiz
• rush
• scoot
• breeze
• course
• hurl
• whizz
• step
• travel
• streak
• hurtle
• trot
• chase
• fly
• jet
• race
• hie
• hasten
• drive
• career
• rip
• rocket
• crack (on)
• speed
• motor
• hump
• rustle
• nip
• buzz
• pelt
• beetle
• careen
• bundle
• whisk
• blast
• tear
• hustle
• dash
• blow
• bolt
• belt
• blaze
• bowl
• whirl
• scuffle
• shoot
• bustle
• ram
• zoom
• highball
• barrel
• hare
• zip
• scud
• hotfoot (it)
• run
• bomb
• cannonball

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawl
• creep
• poke
• drag
• linger
• hang (around or out)
• loiter
• dawdle
• poke
• stroll
• lag
• saunter
• amble
• tarry
• shuffle
• lumber
• slow (down or up)
• plod
• decelerate
• dillydally
• dally

Examples of beeline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

After picking up your rental car, make a beeline straight for Jacksonville Beach, or tie up your laces and explore part of the 14.5-mile Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail, which features stunning forest scenery best explored on foot or bike. —Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2024

Those arriving by boat (slips are first come first serve) beeline to a deck dotted with striped Amalfi-esque umbrellas, buzzy spritzes, and live tunes. —Kate Donnelly, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2024

Verb

Despite the threat of flash showers spurred on by the recent heat wave (hot summer nights, mid-July, anyone?), the zeal of groups beelining for the V&A through South Kensington’s streets was palpable. —Eoghan O'Donnell, Vogue, 18 July 2024

Not coincidentally, Boston is beelining for a half-a-billion-dollar roster between payroll and luxury tax in a couple years. —Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024