hit och dit

Swedish

Adverb

hit och dit (not comparable)

(idiomatic) hither and thither ("to here and to there"), implying for example chaos, a lack of direction, or indecisiveness
Folk sprang hit och dit i panik
People ran hither and thither in panic

Usage notes

Common in Swedish, where hit (“to here, hither”) and dit (“to there, thither”) are not archaic.

See also

här och där (“here and there”)

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