book it

[ book-it ]

idiomSlang.

to move quickly; hurry: We had to book it to the other terminal to make our flight, which we barely did.
to flee at top speed, as to avoid being discovered or caught by someone: The cops are coming—book it!

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How to use book it in a sentence

But have you read Bergson's new book?It seems to me that nothing is important in comparison with that divine apparition.
The Letters of William James, Vol. II | William James

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