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.

Examples of slip away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Friday’s title tilt also demonstrated the Horned Frogs’ growth in the limited time since seeing Michigan, as TCU avoided letting a halftime lead slip away to the Wolverines’ Big Ten Conference counterparts, Wisconsin. —Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025

The Kansas City Chiefs might be seeing their postseason hopes slip away after losing a tough game against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving. —Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025

With the game slowly slipping away, Dunn and Doncic battled hard for a rebound under the Clippers’ basket. —Janis Carr, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025

But Congress hasn’t advanced a bill to fund those requests, and as time has slipped away, KCATA’s wish list has shrunk for the event. —Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for slip away

• aaa
• adonais
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway