head off
verb
headed off; heading off; heads off
: to go to another place
See you later—I'm heading off to work.
Examples of head off in a Sentence
if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster
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From there, however, the video leaves The Doors’ native SoCal and heads off around the world to draw upon musical contributions from more than 20 musicians and dancers from eight different countries.
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
The more eyes watching out for problems, the better the chance to head off a disaster.
—John Shumway, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The actress was also filmed getting final makeup touch-ups before heading off to the ceremony.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
His moves often came in an effort to directly replace a player heading off the roster (like Adam Larsson).
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
The more eyes watching out for problems, the better the chance to head off a disaster.
—John Shumway, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The actress was also filmed getting final makeup touch-ups before heading off to the ceremony.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
His moves often came in an effort to directly replace a player heading off the roster (like Adam Larsson).
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Head off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20off. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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