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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The Packers must now ensure their playoff spot doesn’t slip away, too, or things could get really interesting in Green Bay.
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Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
This one's in danger of slipping away.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
The Clippers answered with back-to-back 3-pointers by John Collins and Harden to go with Leonard’s dunk off a James turnover, but the Clippers have let several games slip away down the stretch this season and the game was far from over.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
Reiner had a Midas touch for years, but The Story of Us was the third of four clunkers in a row for him — and more proof that his once-formidable ability to tap into universal themes was starting to slip away.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
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Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
This one's in danger of slipping away.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
The Clippers answered with back-to-back 3-pointers by John Collins and Harden to go with Leonard’s dunk off a James turnover, but the Clippers have let several games slip away down the stretch this season and the game was far from over.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
Reiner had a Midas touch for years, but The Story of Us was the third of four clunkers in a row for him — and more proof that his once-formidable ability to tap into universal themes was starting to slip away.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Slip away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20away. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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