make off

verb

made off; making off; makes off

intransitive verb

: to leave in haste

see also:

make off with

Examples of make off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As Ars’ Ashley Belanger reported recently, thieves have made off with more than $100 million in similar shipments since June. — Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026

LastPass, for example, has been breached a couple of times, but the attackers made off with contact data like names and email addresses, never vaults. — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026

That allowed the Dolphins to limit Maye’s ability to not just make off-schedule throws but really throw the ball downfield at a high clip during the first two quarters. — Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

And yet, turns out, the temptation was just too strong for somebody who made off wth Rimac’s car recently. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 29 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1680, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for make off

• cerenkov
• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff