book it en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Possibly from earlier onomatopoeic bookity-book.
Meanings
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(slang) To take off quickly; to leave in a hurry.
“But if I’m not around? Book it. Run away, not toward it like you did today.”
2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 169:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| booked it | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| booked it | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| booking it | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| books it | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |