Choice of Words: The word "raced" is a dynamic verb that creates a vivid image of the car moving quickly, while "past" conveys a sense of motion and the passage of time.
Alternative Expressions
The car sped by.
Meaning: This means the car moved very quickly past something else. It's like saying, The car moved very quickly past the house.
Choice of Words:Sped means to move very quickly. By means to pass something. When you put them together, "sped by" means to move very quickly past something.
The car zoomed past.
Meaning: This means the car moved very quickly past something else. It's like saying, The car moved very quickly past the tree.
Choice of Words:Zoomed means to move very quickly. Past means to move by something. When you put them together, "zoomed past" means to move very quickly by something.
The car rushed past.
Meaning: This means the car moved quickly and in a hurry past something else. It's like saying, The car moved quickly and in a hurry past the other cars.
Choice of Words:Rushed means to move quickly and in a hurry. Past means to move by something. When you put them together, "rushed past" means to move quickly and in a hurry past something.