駆かけ足あし

noun

running fast; double time

Refers to a quick running pace, often used in military or athletic contexts for a pace faster than a jog but not a full sprint.

• 兵へい士したちは駆かけ足あしで行こう進しんした。

  The soldiers marched at double time.

• 彼かれは駆かけ足あしで駅えきまで走はしった。

  He ran to the station at a fast pace.

noun

cantering

Equestrian term for a three-beat gait between a trot and a gallop. Cross-referenced with 駈歩 (かけあし).

See also: 駆歩

• 馬うまが駆かけ足あしで気き持もちよさそうに走はしっている。

  The horse is cantering along comfortably.

noun

doing things in a hurry; rushing

Figurative use describing hurried, often careless, action. Common in phrases like 駆け足で～する (to do something hastily).

• 駆かけ足あしで朝あさごはんを食たべた。

  I ate breakfast in a hurry.

• 彼かれは駆かけ足あしで仕し事ごとを片かた付づけた。

  He rushed through his work.