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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Now buckle up for the next 100 – happy anniversary! Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025 The stock market suffered a violent sell-off Wednesday after the Federal Reserve’s disappointing rate-cut outlook, and Yardeni Research is telling clients to buckle up as the worst is yet to come. Yun Li, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024 The drill is familiar for most airline passengers: how to buckle up your seat belt, put on the oxygen masks and use the seat cushion as a flotation device. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025 None of the teen passengers were buckled up, according to prosecutors. Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 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 10 Mar. 2025.

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