1 general:: Phrase(s): make tracks (for something) Fig. to move rapidly toward something or some place. • The cowboys all made tracks for the chuck wagon. • Let’s make tracks! Here comes the sheriff.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
2 general:: Move or leave in a hurry, as in If we're going to catch the first show, we'd better make tracks. This term alludes to the footprints left by running. [Slang; early 1800s]
American Heritage Idioms