zoom

zoom
1 verb (I) informal
1 (always + adv/prep) to go somewhere or do something very quickly
(+ past/through/off etc): Brenda zoomed past on her Honda. | The work was really easy and I was able to zoom through it in a couple of hours.
2 to increase suddenly and quickly
(+ to): Interest rates zoomed up to 20% in the late 80s. zoom in/out phrasal verb (I) if a camera zooms in or out, it moves quickly between a picture that is close and detailed and one that is distant: zoom in on sth/sb: The camera zoomed in on the child's face. 2 noun (singular) informal a sound made by a vehicle that is travelling fast

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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