go off
verb
went off; gone off; going off; goes off
Examples of go off in a Sentence
specialists were able to deactivate the bomb before it went off
the wedding went off without so much as a single glitch
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Most medication reminders work similarly to standard timers but run on a preset schedule instead of needing to be reprogrammed after the timer goes off.
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The debut mission of Northrop Grumman's new jumbo cargo spacecraft didn't go off without a hitch.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
At a family meeting about the sentencing, things quickly go off the rails.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
When an alarm goes off, is snoozed, or is stopped.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
The debut mission of Northrop Grumman's new jumbo cargo spacecraft didn't go off without a hitch.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
At a family meeting about the sentencing, things quickly go off the rails.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
When an alarm goes off, is snoozed, or is stopped.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for go off
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“Go off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20off. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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