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to zip over

to zip over

1 5.1
To go quickly to a nearby place for a short visit
  • phrasal verb
  • /zɪp ˈoʊvər/
  • Informal
translation icon : pasar rápidamente por
  • And I'd say maybe she's going to zip over here real soon.

Examples

  • So on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings, and occasionally on Monday and Friday afternoons, depending on Rachel's client load, David would zip over to her apartment and they would spend a couple of hours in bed, making love and fantasizing about the future.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • After work, I plan to zip over to my friend's house for a quick visit.

  • We just throw him in the back, zip over to Mercy.

    Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

  • I will zip over to the store to grab some milk before dinner.

  • She zipped over to the park to enjoy the sunny weather for a little while.

Synonyms

to hop
vsto zip over
107 1.4

To make a short quick trip often by plane or car

go quickly with emphasis on speed rather than just short distance
to swing by
vsto zip over
72 3.7

Visit a place for a short time while on the way somewhere

emphasizes speed and brief purpose rather than visiting while en route
to zip
vsto zip over
  • Informal
32 2.3

To move very quickly from one place to another

go quickly to a place often for a brief visit rather than only speed
to swing through
vsto zip over
  • US
1 3.9

Stop at a place for a short time while going somewhere else

focuses on quick travel often for a short visit rather than stopping while passing

Antonyms

to linger
207 3.7

To stay in a place longer than expected because you do not want to leave

How Fast

to zip over
  • Informal
1 5.1
to rush
403 1.0
to pop in
  • Informal
25 3.4

Surface Forms

zip over infinitive
zipped over past
zipped over past participle
zipping over present participle
zips over third person singular

Morphology

zip + over

The meaning 'to go quickly to a place' is directly derivable from 'zip' (to move at high speed) combined with the locative/motion particle 'over', which signals movement toward another place. This verb+particle composition follows a common phrasal-verb pattern and would be readily inferred by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Zip over creates a simple picture: to zip means to move very fast and over shows going to another place. So it means 'to go quickly to a place, often for a short visit'.