veer off course

phrase

: to begin to go in the wrong direction
The rocket veered off course.

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“Veer off course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veer%20off%20course. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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