Definition

Verb (intransitive): To move along very quickly; to travel or proceed at a high speed, often with a sense of smoothness or a light, buzzing sound.

Usage

This verb describes rapid, often effortless, motion. It is typically used for vehicles, people, or objects moving swiftly along a path, road, or course. It often implies a continuous, unhindered motion.

Examples

• The sports car whizzed along the coastal highway.
• We watched the train whizz along the tracks and disappear into the distance.
• The skateboarder whizzed along the smooth pavement.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: Can be applied to non-physical movement, such as the rapid progression of time or events.
  • The years just whizzed along, and before we knew it, a decade had passed.
  • Once we started the project, the work seemed to whizz along.

Variants and Related Words

• Whiz/Whizz (verb): To move quickly with a buzzing or humming sound.
  • The bullet whizzed past my ear.
• Whizz (noun, informal): A person who is extremely skilled at something.
  • She's a computer whizz.

Synonyms

• Zoom along
• Speed along
• Race along
• Tear along
• Shoot along

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Whizz by/past: To move very quickly past a point or person.
  • The cyclists whizzed by us on the trail.
• Whizz through: To complete something very quickly.
  • He whizzed through the exam in half the allotted time.

Verb

1. move along very quickly