buckle up

verb

buckled up; buckling up; buckles up

intransitive verb

: to fasten one's seat belt

Examples of buckle up in a Sentence

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This retrograde will last until Dec. 15, so buckle up! Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024 One way to get your quarter-mile time is to just buckle up and put the pedal to the metal. Rhett Allain, WIRED, 18 Oct. 2024 Try buckling up your pumpkin in the backseat so it doesn't get thrown around in the trunk. Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024 So buckle up as Grotesquerie continues to reveal itself with its final three episodes. Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for buckle up 

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of buckle up was in 1962

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“Buckle up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buckle%20up. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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