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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Or pivot to Sanders and accelerate his development in a season already slipping away?
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
The whole interaction is suspenseful, but luckily, Aggie manages to slip away and make it to her house.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
There’s the office day, the heads-down day, and the ‘please, no meetings’ day that keeps slipping away.
—Jason Phillips, IndyStar, 11 Nov. 2025
With the season slipping away, what can this team do to start preparing for the future?
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
The whole interaction is suspenseful, but luckily, Aggie manages to slip away and make it to her house.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
There’s the office day, the heads-down day, and the ‘please, no meetings’ day that keeps slipping away.
—Jason Phillips, IndyStar, 11 Nov. 2025
With the season slipping away, what can this team do to start preparing for the future?
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Slip away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20away. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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