verb · neutral
rocket
UK/ˈrɒkɪt/US/ˈrɑːkɪt/RO·cket
to increase extremely quickly and by a large amount
Examples
“After the merger, the company's market share rocketed.”
“Oil prices rocketed to record highs last year.”
“Interest in the new app rocketed following celebrity endorsements.”
Band 8 sentence
“Following the unexpected announcement, export volumes rocketed, causing a sudden surge in port activity.”
Collocations
- rocket to
- rocketed by
Word family
Common mistakes
Demand rocketed up overnight.→Demand rocketed overnight.
A rocket in demand occurred.→A rocket in demand is incorrect; use 'a sharp increase in demand' or 'demand rocketed'.
Say it for a higher band
5go very high→6increase dramatically→7+rocket
Synonyms
soar
skyrocket
Easily confused
soar
“After the new policy was announced, real estate prices rocketed.”
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