slip away
phrasal verb
slipped away; slipping away; slips away
1
: to pass out of existence
The afternoon quietly slipped away.
They saw their four-run lead slip away.
Their grandmother slipped away in her sleep last night.
2
: to leave a place without being noticed
They slipped away from the party right after dinner.
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Democrats on Capitol Hill fear that options to press for Abrego Garcia’s return for additional U.S. court deliberations are slipping away, reports The Hill’s Al Weaver.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
The high water allowed several smaller alligators to slip away by wriggling under a fence.
—Jeremy Drouin, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
While the girls go after Mari, Natalie slips away from camp with the repaired phone.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
Unlike Opening Day, Cincinnati wouldn’t let another lead slip away.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
The high water allowed several smaller alligators to slip away by wriggling under a fence.
—Jeremy Drouin, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
While the girls go after Mari, Natalie slips away from camp with the repaired phone.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
Unlike Opening Day, Cincinnati wouldn’t let another lead slip away.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Slip away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20away. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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