duck out

verb

ducked out; ducking out; ducks out

informal

: to leave suddenly and usually without telling anyone that one is leaving

We ducked out after the first act of the play.

—often + on or of

They ducked out on us without even saying goodbye.

I had to duck out of the meeting to take a phone call.

—often used figuratively and in a sneaky or improper way

He wants to duck out of the contract.

She ducked out on paying the bill for the meal.

Examples of duck out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Shakur apparently tried to jump in the backseat while Knight was ducking out of the way, Davis continued. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

For decades, Canada Goose ducked out of designing summer clothing. — Kyle MacNeill, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2026

At one point, the man charges the officers and ducks out of view behind several cars as shots ring out. — Seamus Bozeman follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

But as Clark ducked out of the postgame media room Friday, treating her historic night like a regular day at the office, there were still a few teammates, staffers and security guards hanging around in the bowels of Gainbridge Fieldhouse. — James Boyd, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Rhymes for duck out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout