whizz along
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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
- move along very quickly