Make tracks

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verb

To leave quickly or depart from a place.

We should make tracks before the traffic gets too heavy.
Visual representation of "make tracks" - To leave quickly or depart from a place

Often appears as...

  • make tracks for
  • make tracks home

Usage tips

Informal

Idiomatic

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Visual representation of "make tracks"
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Urgency Hint

Suggests a need to leave quickly, often to avoid trouble or haste.

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Once the concert ended, we decided to make tracks to avoid the crowd.
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Colloquial Use

Common in everyday speech, not suitable for formal writing.

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I'm getting tired, let's make tracks.
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Conversational Cue

Often used to signal the end of a meeting or gathering among friends.

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It's late and I have work tomorrow, time to make tracks.
Visual representation of the word "Make tracks"

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