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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But if your spokespeople deliver different messages or default to lengthy, overly technical explanations, the opportunity to influence your audience begins to slip away.
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Marcus Squier, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
All Tomas Nosek could do is watch from the penalty box as the Florida Panthers’ hopes to win Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final slipped away.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
In some scenes, without much alteration in tone, reality slips away with a shudder.
—David Denby, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Suddenly, everything else in their lives slips away.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 19 May 2025
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Marcus Squier, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
All Tomas Nosek could do is watch from the penalty box as the Florida Panthers’ hopes to win Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final slipped away.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
In some scenes, without much alteration in tone, reality slips away with a shudder.
—David Denby, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Suddenly, everything else in their lives slips away.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for slip away
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“Slip away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20away. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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