burn through

verb

burned through or burnt through; burning through; burns through

informal

: to use all of (something) quickly

They've burned through 2 million dollars already, and the renovations are far from complete.

Examples of burn through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wildfires continued to burn through parts of the Florida Everglades on Sunday, with the Florida Forest Service (FFS) responding to blazes in Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Collier counties. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

Workers were not burning through those extra hours because the work demanded it. — Dan Schawbel, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

As the world burns through its oil stockpiles, the urgency of reopening the strait is becoming more pressing, the International Energy Agency warned Wednesday, even as oil prices have fallen. — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

The Patriots committed seven penalties for 55 yards and struggled to get set, burning through all three first-half timeouts in the first quarter to avoid delay of game penalties. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for burn through

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou