If something such as a process gallops, it develops very quickly and is often difficult to control. In spite of the recession, profits have galloped ahead. galloping inflation
a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road"
The horse's fastest gait, in which all four feet are off the ground simultaneously
a triple cadence to the heart sounds due to an abnormal third or fourth heart sound being heard in addition to the first and second sounds; sometimes this is indicative of serious disease