buckle up

verb

buckled up; buckling up; buckles up

intransitive verb

: to fasten one's seat belt

Examples of buckle up in a Sentence

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Knicks fans have to be buckle up and prepare for a crazy ride like that, all the way through a month of April that will include a trip to Charlotte — whose Hornets are suddenly on a heater — and OKC and Houston. Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026 As anyone who has experienced a car wreck knows, the time to buckle up is before the collision. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026 Avoid a short, no-win situation in mid-May, then buckle up for popularity, heightened ambitions, new clarity and cosmic protection over all. Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026 Still, at best, only two-thirds of the occupants were buckled up after seventy seconds. Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for buckle up

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 12 Mar. 2026.

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