cannonball along

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Definition

Verb: - To move or travel very quickly, often with a sense of urgency or great speed, like a cannonball shot from a cannon.

Usage

This verb is used to describe rapid, forceful, and often direct movement. It is informal and creates a vivid image of speed and momentum. It is typically used in active voice constructions.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The motorbike cannonballed along the empty highway.
  • After hearing the news, she cannonballed along the corridor to the meeting room.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: Can be used metaphorically to describe something progressing with great speed and force.
  • The project cannonballed along once we secured the final approval.

Variants and Related Words

• Cannonball (verb, intransitive): To move swiftly, often by diving into water in a curled position, but also used more generally for fast travel.
  • He cannonballed into the pool.
• Barrel along (verb phrase): A near-synonymous informal phrase meaning to move very fast.
  • The truck barreled along the interstate.

Synonyms

• Race: To move or progress swiftly.
• Rush: To move with urgent haste.
• Speed: To move quickly.
• Tear: To move very quickly, often recklessly.
• Zoom: To move rapidly, often with a humming sound.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(This specific term is itself a phrasal verb. Standard related phrasal verbs for rapid movement include:) - Zoom along: To move quickly and smoothly. - The new train zooms along the tracks. - Tear along: To move very fast, often violently. - The sports car tore along the coastal road.

Related Idioms

• Like a bat out of hell: Moving extremely fast.
  • He drove like a bat out of hell.
• At breakneck speed: At a dangerously fast pace.
  • The work proceeded at breakneck speed.

Học thuật

Verb

1. move fast
   • He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
   • The cars raced down the street