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

The beats create ample negative space for Holden to employ riskier flows, often deploying a double-time pace to burn through technically dense passages. — Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

When the Eaton fires burned through Altadena in 2025, Lorely Rodriguez, better known as Empress Of, kept looking at the county fire map and checking in on her childhood home. — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026

The Palisades Fire burned through communities in his Senate district. — Kenny Choi, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Google says users will still be able to choose from low, medium, and high effort levels for each model, but using higher effort levels could burn through your Gemini usage limit faster. — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for burn through

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