hit och dit

Swedish

Adverb

hit och dit (not comparable)

1. (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”)