ZAP

(GO QUICKLY) [verb] [usually + adverb or preposition] -pp- [esp. US] [informal] - to go somewhere or do (something) quicklyThey're always zapping off somewhere or other. [I]Have I got time to zap into town and do some shopping before we have to catch the train? [I]George zapped through his homework and rushed out to play football. [I]There are now over a million American fax machines zapping (= sending quickly) messages from coast to coast. [T]See also zip (SPEED).(esp. US informal) To zap is also to use a device to change channels quickly, sometimes to avoid watching advertisements.It really annoys me when people zap between channels. [I]Advertising agencies have become concerned that television advertising could lose its effectiveness because of zapping. [I]