"crack along" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cracks along [present, singular, third-person], cracking along [participle, present], cracked along [participle, past], cracked along [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} crack along (third-person singular simple present cracks along, present participle cracking along, simple past and past participle cracked along)
  1. (intransitive, slang) To move quickly; to continue with work briskly. Tags: intransitive, slang

Inflected forms

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          "text": "He has the factory cracking along.",
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