Examples:

• When the police arrived, the thief decided to hightail it out of there.
• As soon as the storm hit, we hightailed it back to the cabin.
• When the bear started chasing us, we hightailed it out of there as fast as we could.
• As soon as the alarm went off, the burglars hightailed it out of the building.
• When the boss came around, the employees hightailed it back to their desks.
• As soon as the fire started, we hightailed it out of the building.
• When the hornet nest was disturbed, they hightailed it out of there.
• As soon as the lights came on, the raccoons hightailed it out of the trash cans.
• When the tornado warning was issued, we hightailed it to the basement.
• As soon as the gunshots were heard, the crowd hightailed it out of the park.
• When the snake was spotted, the hikers hightailed it back down the trail.
• As soon as the lights came on, the bats hightailed it out of the cave.
• When the storm hit, the boaters hightailed it back to shore.
• As soon as the police sirens were heard, the robbers hightailed it out of the area.
• When the volcano erupted, the villagers hightailed it to safety.
• As soon as the power went out, the thieves hightailed it out of the building.