buckle up

verb

buckled up; buckling up; buckles up

intransitive verb

: to fasten one's seat belt

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The title promises an even bigger secret so buckle up! Emily Heller, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025 Experts across the aviation industry agree that the best way for passengers to stay safe amid amplifying turbulence is to stay buckled up even if the seatbelt sign is off. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024 Foreign leaders wary of the direction Mr. Trump will take are making nice, but at the same time buckling up. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2025 This week, however, has thrown us a few curves—the tax world is a bit topsy-turvy, so buckle up. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for buckle up 

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 11 Feb. 2025.

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