rocket up

Shoot up fast

Rocket up means to increase rapidly and dramatically, like a rocket shooting skyward.

Prices, numbers, or rates rocket up when they surge sharply: Gas prices rocketed up overnight.

The phrase emphasizes sudden, steep ascent rather than gradual growth.

Related

go through the roof · ascend · climb · launch · thrust · takeoff · lift off · surge · propel · catapult · rapid rise · burst · elevate · accelerate · fast track · spike · moonshot · zoom

Categories
Opposites
direction of movement

rocket upplummet

Rapid downward descent

plunge · nosedive · crash · tumble · fall

speed of change

rocket upcreep up

Approach gradually, unnoticed

edge up · crawl · ease up · flatline · stagnate

trajectory pattern

rocket upflatline

Show no heartbeat

stagnate · languish · stabilize · bottom out · hit rock bottom

Family

rocket, rockets, rocketed, rocketing, rocketry

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G