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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The legislation, signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin in March, requires everyone to wear a seat belts even if they are sat in the back seats of a motor vehicle from July 1. Virginia previously only required passengers in the front two seats and children to buckle up. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025 So buckle up and be on the lookout for these guides posting a few times a week. Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2025 One day, her grandmother was driving a five-year-old Sarah and her three older sisters to breakfast and told them to buckle up their seat belts. Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025 Tariffs In the week ahead, investors will be buckled up and paying close attention to every twist and turn in the tariff story. Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for buckle up

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 27 Jun. 2025.

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