buckle up

verb

buckled up; buckling up; buckles up

intransitive verb

: to fasten one's seat belt

Examples of buckle up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Airlines typically advise travelers to do this, and only instruct them to sit down and buckle up during unstable weather. Angus Whitley / Bloomberg, TIME, 24 May 2024 But, without further ado, buckle up and start your engines as Taylor-Joy and Hemsworth fill us in on everything else to know about Mad Max — from the characters to the deaths to the cars and more — in the video, above, ahead of Furiosa's release on May 24. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 21 May 2024 The best way to avoid injuries or worse from turbulence is to stay seated whenever the fasten seat belt sign is on, and to buckle up whenever seated on a plane, even if the sign is off. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024 Even reminders to buckle up one’s seatbelt are worthwhile. Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2024 In case of turbulence, the seat belt light will turn on, and flight attendants may come around the cabin to check that everyone is buckled up. Chris Heasman, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024 If outside: get into a vehicle, buckle up and drive to a sturdy building. John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2024 Drive the speed limit, leave plenty of room between your vehicle and the one in front of you and buckle up. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024 But if history repeats, or even echoes, with Trump Media, investors may want to buckle up. Allison Morrow, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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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 29 May. 2024.

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