- drop off: take someone somewhere by car
Can I DROP you OFF somewhere on my way home? - get away: leave to go on holiday
I need to GET AWAY for a few days. - set off: start a journey
We SET OFF early the next morning.
- speed up: go faster
The car suddenly SPED UP and went through a red light.
- take off: leave the ground, begin to fly
The plane TOOK OFF at 8.30 a.m.
- get on / get off: enter/leave a bus, train, plane
A lot of people usually GET ON / GET OFF the train at Cambridge.
- check in: arrive and register at an airport or hotel
Please CHECK IN 2 hours before the flight.
- see off: go to the airport or station with sb in order to say goodbye to them
Anne SAW Terry OFF at the station.
- check out: leave the hotel after paying
We CHECKED OUT (of/from our hotel) at 5 a.m.
- hold up : cause a delay for someone
Sorry, I’m late, but my train was HELD UP.
