book it
Leave in haste
Book it means to move quickly, usually to leave or flee: We saw the cops and booked it out of there.
The phrase suggests urgency or haste rather than a leisurely departure.
Separately, to book it can mean to make a reservation or schedule something: I booked it for next Thursday.
Move swiftly on foot
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- escapeFlight from captivity
scram · skedaddle · vamoose · hightail · jet · split · bounce · dip
Quick sudden movement
- speedRate of motion
- raceCompetition of speed
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- hastenTo accelerate or rush
hurry · zoom · tear · fly · motor · move it · step on it · get a move on
Advance arrangement to hold
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- schedulePlan of timed events
- confirmValidate as true
- holdMaintain in grasp
secure · table · slot · availability · cancellation · deposit · waitlist · check-in
run
Move swiftly on foot
escape · scram · skedaddle · vamoose · hightail · jet · split · bounce · dip · bail
rush
Quick sudden movement
hasten · hurry · zoom · tear · fly · motor · move it · step on it · get a move on · quick
reservation
Advance arrangement to hold
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- schedulePlan of timed events
- confirmValidate as true
hold · secure · table · slot · availability · cancellation · deposit · waitlist · check-in · concierge
- departuresleave, depart, exit, leaving, go
- escapeescape, flee, run away, get away, flight
- dismissalsgo away, get out, leave, scram, beat it
- disappearingvanish, fade, disappear, vanishing, evaporate
- driving slangfloor it, gun it, pedal to the metal, pedal to metal, peel out
- hurry uphurry, hurry up, rush, hustle, move it
book ittake one's time
Act without haste
leisurely stroll · linger · loiter · dally · tarry
booking, bookish, bookings, bookishness, overbooking, rebooking, prebooking, bookishly