(it's) time to cruise
It is time to leave. Time to cruise, Tom. We don't want to miss our flight. Once people started getting so drunk that they were falling over themselves, I knew that it was about time to cruise. I have to be up early tomorrow, so it's time to cruise.
be cruising for a bruising
slang To be acting in a way that is likely to result in punishment or harm. Often shortened colloquially as "cruisin' for a bruisin'." Oh, you're going to be cruising for a bruising if you keep talking to me like that! Did you hear the way he insulted the boss during our meeting? He's really cruising for a bruising, don't you think? Dude, you're crusin' for a brusin'—that girl you're flirting with is dating the captain of the football team!
be on cruise control
1. Literally, of a motor vehicle, to operate while "cruise control" is active. Cruise control is a system that allows the vehicle to maintain a particular speed without the driver having to depress the gas pedal. I love highway driving because I can just relax and listen to some good tunes while the car is on cruise control. The car's been on cruise control all this time? Wow, I had no idea. I hate when there's gnarly traffic like this because then I can't just be on cruise control.
2. By extension, to be proceeding in some activity or endeavor with minimal effort. A: "I'm a senior, Mom. I'm on cruise control from now till college." B: "Nope. Colleges still track your grades even after they've accepted you, so they'll know if your grades drop." The team was on cruise control after going ahead 7–0 in the first period of the game. This is no time to be on cruise control—we need to keep users continually engaged with the brand.
cruise around in (something)
To travel in a particular vehicle, often casually or aimlessly. When I was a teenager, my friends and I would just cruise around in my car on a Friday night and listen to music. Wait, you had to cruise around in Grandmom's minivan when you were my age? Mom, that's so embarrassing! That car is so tiny, I definitely wouldn't take it on the highway. I wouldn't feel safe even just cruising around in it!
cruise by
1. To overtake or pass someone or something with ease. In this usage, "cruise by" is typically followed by a noun or pronoun. We've lost so many games lately that two other teams have cruised by us in the standings. Because our sales team could never agree on a specific goal, the other team cruised past us this quarter. This team might be lower in the standings, but they're a group of wily veterans—we know we won't just be able to cruise by them.
2. To pass or happen quickly or rapidly. Now that graduation is approaching, it feels like four years of college just cruised by. When your kids are little, the days are long, but the years just cruise by. Vacations always cruise by. I wish the same thing happened with work days!
3. To visit someone for a short period of time, often with no advance notice. I didn't get to talk to Heather for very long because she just cruised by on her way to work. Hey! Since I was already in the neighborhood, I thought I'd cruise by and get your pan back to you. He was cruising by and just stopped to say hi.
cruise control
1. A feature on a vehicle that allows it to maintain a particular speed without the driver having to depress the gas pedal. I love cruise control. Once I get out on the highway, I can just blast some good jams and chill out. The car's been on cruise control all this time? Wow, I had no idea. I hate when there's gnarly traffic like this because then I can't just go on cruise control.
2. By extension, the maintaining of something with little conscious effort. A: "I'm a senior, Mom. It's cruise control from now until college." B: "Nope. Colleges still track your grades even after they've accepted you." The team went on cruise control after going ahead 7–0 in the first period of the game. This is no time to be on cruise control—we need to keep users continually engaged with the brand.
cruise through (something)
1. To travel quickly through some thing or place. Cruising through the city at night is one of my favorite things to do. Let's just cruise through town and see if we run into any of our classmates. Unfortunately, we only cruised through Philadelphia, so we didn't see the Liberty Bell or any other historical sites.
2. To do or achieve something with ease. I only cruised through the exam because I studied so hard in the days leading up to it. He was in such better condition than his competitors that he cruised through the race. I have both an EU and US passport, so I always cruise through customs no matter which direction I'm traveling.
3. To read something in a short amount of time. Here's your book back—I cruised through it in one day. I was sick all weekend, so I cruised through three books in the series. A: "If she 'cruised through' the section on redox reactions, I guarantee she didn't really understand it." B: "Well, let's see what happens if the Chem teacher calls on her today."
cruising for a bruising
slang Acting in a way that is likely to result in punishment or harm. Often shortened colloquially as "cruisin' for a bruisin'." Oh, you're cruising for a bruising if you keep talking to me like that! Did you hear the way he insulted the boss during our meeting? He's really cruisin' for a bruisin'. Dude, you're crusin' for a brusin'—that girl you're flirting with is dating the captain of the football team!
on cruise control
1. Literally, of a motor vehicle, operating while "cruise control" is active. Cruise control is a system that allows the vehicle to maintain a particular speed without the driver having to depress the gas pedal. I love highway driving because I can just put the car on cruise control while I relax and listen to some good tunes.
2. By extension, proceeding in some activity or endeavor with minimal effort. A: "I'm a senior, Mom. I'm on cruise control from now till college." B: "Nope. Colleges still track your grades even after they've accepted you, so they'll know if your grades drop." The team went on cruise control after going ahead 7–0 in the first period of the game.
shakedown cruise
1. A voyage of a ship undertaken to test the craft's seaworthiness before embarking upon a proper excursion. After extensive repairs, the USS Novak is being prepped for its shakedown cruise ahead of its reintegration into the fleet. I'm afraid we can't allow the ship to set sail until it has completed a shakedown cruise.
2. By extension, an activity that serves as a test or trial for how something will work on a larger scale or under more serious or rigorous conditions. The off-season game against the Wild Cats will serve as something of a shakedown cruise for the team under its new coach. The company will begin allowing 25% of its workers to telecommute, a shakedown cruise of sorts that will allow them to reduce office rental costs and hire employees from around the country.
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