zoom along
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Definition
- Verb:
- To move along very quickly: To travel or proceed at a high speed, often with a sense of smooth, rapid motion.
Usage and Examples
- Verb:
- The sports car zoomed along the coastal highway. (The sports car moved very quickly down the coastal road.)
- We watched the train zoom along the tracks and disappear into the distance. (We observed the train moving rapidly on the tracks.)
- Time seems to zoom along when you're having fun. (Time appears to pass very quickly during enjoyable moments.)
Advanced Usage and Nuances
- The phrasal verb "zoom along" often implies not just speed, but also a continuous, unimpeded, and sometimes effortless motion. It can be used for both literal physical movement and metaphorical progression.
- It frequently carries a neutral or positive connotation, describing efficient or exciting motion, rather than reckless speed.
Variants and Related Words
- Zoom (verb): To move or travel very quickly, often with a buzzing or humming sound. Can also mean to increase rapidly.
- The jet zoomed across the sky.
- Whiz (verb): To move quickly with a whistling or buzzing sound.
- A bullet whizzed past my ear.
Synonyms
- Speed: To move quickly.
- Whiz: To move rapidly with a buzzing sound.
- Zip: To move swiftly or energetically.
- Flash: To move or pass very swiftly.
- Tear: To move at great speed, often recklessly.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Zoom in/out: (Primarily in photography/film) To adjust a lens to make the subject appear closer or farther away. Used metaphorically to focus on or disregard details.
- The camera zoomed in on her face.
- Zoom off: To depart or leave very quickly.
- He jumped on his bike and zoomed off.
Related Idioms
- Make tracks: To leave or depart quickly.
- It's late, we should make tracks.
- Go like the wind: To move extremely fast.
- The new boat goes like the wind.
Verb
- move along very quickly