booking it
Fleeing at speed
Booking it means moving very fast, usually running or hurrying to get somewhere: We were late so we had to book it across campus.
The phrase suggests urgent speed rather than leisurely travel.
Sometimes appears as just book: I saw the cops and booked.
- leg itBritish slang for fleeing
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
- haul tailDepart with great speed
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- make tracksDepart with urgency
hit the gas · abscond · dash · evade · run away · take off running · skedaddle · hoof it · vamoose · hightail · get out of Dodge · race · escape · tear out · beat feet · scoot · bolt · hustle
urgency/haste
booking ittaking one's time
lollygagging · dilly-dallying · taking it easy · loafing · lingering