to come to one's rescue

Examples

• All

• The lifeguard quickly came to the swimmer's rescue when they started to struggle in the water.

• And I wish somebody would just come to my rescue and everything'll be all right.

  True Romance (1993)

• You were supposed to come to my rescue.

  Endangered (2022)

• Thank you for coming to the rescue.

  The Ritual (2000)

• Thanks for coming to my rescue.

  Once Upon a Forest (1993)

• But Sarah came to my rescue.

  Fiction book (1994)

• I am grateful to the people who came to my rescue at that time.

  Blog text (20)

• It's a great boost to know that someone is coming to your rescue.

  Blog text (22)

• It's just that she's so big-hearted that naturally when somebody's in trouble, she has to come to the rescue.

  Mame (1974)

• I looked at Rosie, hoping she'd come to my rescue; she nodded and knelt beside her son.

  Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

H

to help

vsto come to one's rescue

∞ 1.0

To make a task or situation easier for someone

implies immediate aid at a crucial moment rather than general assistance

S

to save

vsto come to one's rescue

∞ 1.0

Rescue someone or something from danger

focuses on timely help at critical moments rather than general protection

R

to rescue

vsto come to one's rescue

633 1.0

Save someone or something from danger

is about helping at a crucial moment rather than simply removing danger

H

to help out

vsto come to one's rescue

• Informal

486 1.0

To do something for someone who cannot do it alone

focuses on critical timing rather than general occasional assistance

H

to help someone out

vsto come to one's rescue

• Informal

182 1.3

Give someone support with a task or problem when they need it

is used for assistance at crucial moments rather than general support

C

to come through for

vsto come to one's rescue

• Informal

26 3.5

To help someone when they need it most

is used to help at a crucial moment rather than general aid

C

to come to the rescue

vsto come to one's rescue

14 3.4

Arrive to help someone who is in trouble

emphasizes helping at a crucial moment rather than simply arriving to assist

L

to lend a helping hand

vsto come to one's rescue

• Informal

6 2.7

To give someone support with a task or problem

is focused on urgent, timely assistance rather than general offered support

C

to come to (someone's) aid

vsto come to one's rescue

3 3.1

To help someone when they are in trouble

focuses on crucial moments rather than general ongoing support

S

to succor

vsto come to one's rescue

• Formal

1 9.6

To give help to someone in a difficult or dangerous time

is less formal and used in everyday speech rather than formal wording

S

to save (someone's) ass

vsto come to one's rescue

• Offensive

1 9.3

To help someone out of a dangerous or embarrassing situation at the last moment

focuses on timely help in crucial moments rather than only last instant

P

to pull someone's bacon out of the fire

vsto come to one's rescue

• Informal

1 8.9

Save someone from a difficult situation at the last moment

is used for urgent help in crises but without the idiomatic tone

Antonyms

A

to abandon

773 3.1

Leave someone or something behind permanently and without care

N

to neglect

256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

How Helpful

to save

∞ 1.0

to come to one's rescue

16 3.1

help

∞ 1.0

to lend a hand

• Informal

28 1.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology