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made tracks

made tracks is the simple past and past participle of make tracks.

Meaning of make tracks

Verb

make tracks (third-person singular simple present makes tracks, present participle making tracks, simple past and past participle made tracks)

  1. (idiomatic) To leave or depart, especially hurriedly; to go away.
    • I had better make tracks now, since my plane leaves soon.
    Synonyms:
    lay tracks

Questions about made tracks

What is made tracks the simple past and past participle of?
Made tracks is the simple past and past participle of make tracks.

Words near made tracks in the dictionary

  1. made things interesting
  2. made tick
  3. made time
  4. made time with
  5. made to fade
  6. made tracks
  7. made trial of
  8. made up
  9. made up for lost time
  10. made up one's mind
  11. made up the numbers

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