slip away

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

During breakfast, someone noticed that a group from Anthropic had quietly slipped away. — Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026

The two southern battlegrounds were initially top targets of both political parties, but now appear to be slipping away from Republicans as Democrats grow eager about their chances. — Halle Troadec, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Homewood-Flossmoor let a 27-10 lead slip away over the final 10 minutes in a 38-27 loss to Lincoln-Way Central. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Detroit will show whether the Jets can adjust before another game slips away. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for slip away

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