Past tense of career: moved rapidly at full speed, or advanced through one's professional life in a particular direction.
From Middle French carrière (race course, from Italian carriera), ultimately from Latin carra (car, wagon). Originally meant running a horse at full gallop on a course.
The word 'career' originally meant a horse race—so when people say they 'careered through life,' they're metaphorically galloping like a charging horse, which perfectly captures that sense of unstoppable forward momentum!
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