en
rocket launch
/ˈrɑːkɪt ˈlɔːntʃ/
Definition
1
The process or event of igniting and propelling a rocket, such as a spacecraft or missile, from a launch pad into space or the upper atmosphere.
2
Informally, a sudden, explosive rise or rapid acceleration, often used metaphorically for careers, prices, or popularity.
Examples
The rocket launch lit up the Florida sky like a billionaire's midlife crisis finally taking off.
After the viral TikTok, her follower count had a rocket launch that even NASA would envy.
His coffee-fueled morning productivity was a rocket launch, blasting through emails before breakfast.
The stock market's rocket launch on crypto news left day traders grinning like cats in zero gravity.