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quick trip

quick trip

11 1.4
A short journey to a place and back
  • noun
translation icon : viaje corto
  • Last week, we made a quick trip to Missouri.
  • made a quick trip
  • take a quick trip
  • Just a quick trip

So how soon will will we be allowed to take a quick trip to space for a week?

Examples

  • So what we need to do now is take a quick trip and go shopping for other parts.

  • Just returned from a quick trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos.

    Blog text (9)

  • So how soon will will we be allowed to take a quick trip to space for a week?

    Adam Savage’s Tested

  • "I made a quick trip up to my room because I wanted to bring this for you."

    Fiction book (1997)

  • I just returned from a quick trip to the local store and the people!

    Blog text (12)

  • We just need to take a quick trip to the salon.

    Tim Kochis: Purple Heart (2013)

  • I just got back from a very quick trip to California for porcini season.

    Blog text (32)

  • I managed to make a quick trip to Whole Foods for some essentials.

    Blog text (28)

  • I'm back from my quick trip to the beach with JC.

    Blog text (2)

  • It's just a quick trip up to the Wine Country and back.

Synonyms

trip
vsquick trip
∞ 1.0

A journey to a place and back for work or fun

is a short journey completed quickly with a return to the start
tour
vsquick trip
819 1.0

A trip visiting several places and returning to the start, usually for work or pleasure

is a short single out-and-back visit rather than many stops
getaway
vsquick trip
52 3.0

A short trip to relax and leave daily routine

is a short journey done for any purpose, not only for relaxation
round trip
vsquick trip
  • US
46 1.6

A journey to a place and back to where you started

is the same to-and-back movement but always done within a short time
excursion
vsquick trip
43 3.6

A short trip for pleasure, often with a group

is a short journey done quickly and returning to the start
pleasure trip
vsquick trip
1 3.0

A journey taken to enjoy yourself rather than for work

is a short journey that is not limited to enjoyment
quick dash
vsquick trip
  • Informal
1 3.7

A short fast trip to a nearby place for a small task

is a short journey to and back without a specific purpose
flying visit
vsquick trip
  • UK
1 3.5

A short trip to see someone or something

is a short journey to a place and back done very briefly

Antonyms

long drive
37 2.5

A car trip that takes a long time

How Long

extended
11 4.0
sleepaway
  • US
4.7
day out
  • UK
21 1.8
quick trip
11 1.4

Surface Forms

quick trip singular
quick trips plural

Morphology

quick + trip

The meaning 'a journey done in a short time' is directly and compositionally derived from 'quick' (done in a short time) + 'trip' (a journey). This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common modifier+noun combination that a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand.

Etymology

Quick trip comes from the simple image of going somewhere and coming back fast. Imagine you leave to buy milk and return in ten minutes — that small, fast journey is a quick trip, so the phrase means 'a journey done in a short time'.