Definition
In close pursuit of; close behind.
Closely following; in succession immediately after.
In Context
- "A quarrelsome band of footsore sulky niggers trod on the heels of the donkey."
- "On the heels of the little lop-sided man appeared an overgrown dolt of a fat youth, followed by another youth."
- "Hard on the heels of the last Ostend boat train comes the first Calais train to connect with the sailing of the Invicta from Berth 2 directly opposite the platform end."
- "[T]he men got out quickly, the first ones running on the heels of those who had gotten out of the Mercedes."
- "Hard on the heels of of punctuality and reliability comes capacity. That's either trains frequent enough to meet demand, or long enough."
- "One woe doth tread upon another's heel."
- "To avoid these dreadful consequences, that tread upon the heels of those allowances to sin, will be a task of far more difficulty."
- "[A] familiar voice chimed instantly in on the heels of my last word, […]"
- "[W]hen such accidents kept happening, one on the heels of another, even the most callous public could not help asking questions."
- "As it happened, the shooting came on the heels of a two-day “peace march” against American drone aircraft targeting suspected Islamist militants in Pakistan’s tribal areas close to the border with Afghanistan."