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to jet

to jet

20 2.8
To travel quickly by a plane with powerful engines
  • verb
  • /dʒɛt/
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  • In honor of Veterans Day, this weekend I'll be jetting off for a weekend getaway.

She grabs a few weapons and jets off into the night.

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Examples

  • An internationally successful DJ, he jets around the globe helping people lose their inhibitions.

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  • We'll be the kind of women who jet off to Vienna with all of our awards.

  • Listen, baby, I gotta jet but, we'll keep an eye out for your car, ya hear?

  • "Wish I could jet in for that one," I said.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I mean, I say we shoot all night, get as much stuff as we can, then jet outta here in the morning.

  • Then we can jet across to Copenhagen at zero six.

  • Uhm, this has been fun, but I actually have to jet because...

  • Sorry, dude, but we gotta jet if we wanna make it to the motel before sunup.

  • Barack Obama, meanwhile, was jetting off to Las Vegas for a fundraiser.

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  • We will jet to Paris for our summer vacation next month.

Synonyms

to fly
vsto jet
2.3

Travel in an airplane or control a plane

refers to travel specifically by a fast passenger plane

Idioms

like jet fuel
  • Informal
1 8.4

With very strong energy that makes someone act quickly

Compounds

22 2.8

A feeling of tiredness and trouble sleeping after long flights across time zones

jet engine
  • Specialized
14 3.7

An engine that pushes a plane by shooting out fast hot air

jet stream
  • Specialized
14 3.7

A narrow band of very fast winds high in the sky that affect weather

jet fuel
  • Specialized
13 3.5

A liquid that planes burn in their engines to make them run

9 3.0

A very large airplane that carries many people on long flights

7 2.7

A fast plane that uses jet engines to fly high

3 3.9

Very black like coal or a dark night

3 7.1

A rich, fashionable person who travels often to fancy places

1 6.8

A group of rich fashionable people who often travel for pleasure

1 2.8

A very dark colour like shiny coal

Having an engine that pushes out very fast air, like some planes

blue jet
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Bright blue electric flashes that shoot up from thundercloud tops into the upper sky

ink-jet
  • UK
1 3.9

Relates to printers that spray small drops of ink on paper

jet propulsion
  • Specialized
1 5.0

A force that moves something forward by forcing out a fast stream of air or water

gas jet
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A device that sends gas through a small opening to make a steady flame for heat or light

1 2.8

A machine that prints words and pictures by spraying tiny drops of ink onto paper

1 7.4

A rich, glamorous life with frequent travel to fashionable places

jet bridge
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A covered bridge that connects an airport gate to a plane door

bubble-jet printer
  • Specialized
3.8

A machine that prints by spraying tiny drops of ink onto paper

4.2

A printer that uses heat to make tiny ink bubbles and prints them on paper

eductor-jet pump
  • Specialized
9.9

A pump that uses a fast jet of water or steam to pull in and move another liquid

fan-jet
  • Specialized
6.4

An engine with a large fan that pushes extra air to make the plane go faster

fan-jet
  • Specialized
7.0

A plane powered by an engine with a large fan that makes it go faster

A lifestyle of frequent travel to fashionable foreign places, often with luxury

A plane powered by jet engines that flies very fast

steam jet ejector
  • Specialized
6.4

A machine that uses steam to remove air and make a vacuum

How Fast

to zoom
54 3.7
to jet
20 2.8
to fly
1.0
to travel
1.0

Surface Forms

jet infinitive
jetted past
jetted past participle
jetting present participle
jets third person singular

Etymology

Jet (verb: travel by plane) comes from the name of the fast airplane called a jet, and it also suggests moving like a rapid 'jet' of air, so to 'jet' somewhere is to go very quickly by plane.