slip away

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.

Examples of slip away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bell and Clemens each finished with a pair of hits for Minnesota, which let a five-run lead slip away Sunday in a 7-5 loss to Philadelphia for a three-game Phillies sweep. — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Kansas City went 7-for-13 with runners in scoring position and scored four runs with two outs, consistently extending innings rather than letting opportunities slip away. — Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026

Mysterio slipped away from another ankle lock and hit two 619s. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

With just four games of their regular season remaining, their challenge for the promotion play-offs seemed to be slipping away without much of a fight. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for slip away

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