zoom past

zoom past

1. To pass physically by (someone or something) with great speed. He zoomed past before I could ask him about our paychecks. The police cars zoomed past our house in pursuit of the criminals.
2. Of time, to seem to pass very quickly. Is it time to go already? Wow, class really zoomed past today. I remember that summer felt like an eternity when I was a kid. Now it just zooms past.
See also: past, zoom
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

zoom past someone or something

to run or move past someone or something very rapidly. The runners zoomed past the spectators. Our train zoomed past town after town.
See also: past, zoom
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • blow (one's) doors off
  • blow doors off
  • blow someone’s doors off
  • look past
  • brush past (someone or something)
  • in times past
  • run past (someone or something)
  • knew it was coming
  • know (something) is coming
  • the distant past
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On your marks, get set, go!" And with this, a fleet of Robot Race-cars zoom past you, as you cheer for your favourite one.
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Winn was spotted by a police officer, who was parked off Whitehills Way, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, zoom past.
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