book it
Americanidiom
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to move quickly; hurry.
We had to book it to the other terminal to make our flight, which we barely did.
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to flee at top speed, as to avoid being discovered or caught by someone.
The cops are coming—book it!
Example Sentences
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You can only book it by calling a call center.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
"There is a binding interim arbitration award against Ms Wynn-Williams which she agreed to during her time at Meta and which explicitly prohibits her from promoting her book," it said.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
If the joy of running is missing from Ms. Cain’s book, it pulsates through Martin Dugard’s “The Long Run.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Just because Sleepy Hollow is featured in a book, it absolutely has a haunting little history of its own to share with you that goes beyond the page.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025
But it seemed like maybe Mom had given Emma the first code book; it seemed like Mom might have said something like, “Sometimes kids who like math also like codes.”
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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