take flight

phrase

1

: to leave or run away from danger

Fearing arrest, they took flight and hid in the mountains.

2

US : to begin flying

The bird took flight when we tried to approach it.

3

US : to begin a period of rapid activity, development, or growth

The idea really took flight and soon it seemed everyone was copying it.

Examples of take flight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Munster’s mosquito-spraying program is once again set to take flight Tuesday after a brief pause, the town announced. — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026

Of the 109 veterans set to take flight, two served in the Korean War, and the other 107 served in the Vietnam War. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026

Customers in the Atlanta metro area will soon be able to see their food take flight as DoorDash announces new drone delivery service. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026

Simultaneously, the solo careers of fellow Pornographers Neko Case and Dan Bejar had begun to take flight—Case as maybe the greatest country torch singer of her generation, and Bejar in his cryptic Leonard Cohen-adjacent auteur mode as Destroyer. — Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for take flight

• acolyte
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• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite