bucket along

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Definition

Verb: - To move or travel very quickly; to hurry or speed.

Usage

This verb describes rapid movement. It is an informal, somewhat idiomatic expression, often used in British English. It emphasizes speed and urgency in motion.

Examples
  • "We need to bucket along if we want to catch the last train."
  • "The children bucketed along the beach, chasing the seagulls."
  • "He saw the bus coming and bucketed along to the bus stop."
Advanced Usage
  • The verb is often used intransitively (without a direct object) to describe the subject's own fast movement.
  • It can be used in continuous tenses to emphasize ongoing, hurried action.
    • We were bucketing along the motorway when the rain started.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bucket (verb, informal): Can be used similarly to mean to move or travel very fast, especially in a bumpy or noisy way.
    • The old truck bucketed down the dirt road.
Synonyms
  • Rush: To move or act with great haste.
  • Race: To move or progress swiftly.
  • Speed: To move quickly.
  • Hurry: To move or act with haste.
  • Dash: To run or travel quickly.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Bucket down (phrasal verb): This is a different, more common phrasal verb meaning to rain very heavily.
    • Take an umbrella; it's bucketing down outside.(Note: This is listed separately as it is a distinct phrasal verb with a different meaning.)
Verb
  1. move fast
    • He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
    • The cars raced down the street