Zimbabwe saying

You don't have to be faster than the lion, you only have to be faster than the slowest guy.

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speed up

[speed up] {v.} To go faster than before; also, to make go faster. * /The car speeded up when it reached the country./ * /Push in the throttle to speed […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[step on it] or [step on the gas] {v. phr.} 1. To push down on the gas pedal to make a car go faster. * /Be very careful when you […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

A. J. Liebling

(1904-1963) U.S. journalistauthor I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better. www.sky-net-eye.com

rat race

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