head off
verb
headed off; heading off; heads off
: to go to another place
See you later—I'm heading off to work.
Examples of head off in a Sentence
if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster
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After some quality time together on Lake Minnetonka last weekend, members of the Minnesota Wild are headed off in all directions to spend the summer months.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
And speaking of working, Liz and Dolores head off to the weed-edible factory for a little stoner Lucy and Ethel moment.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 18 May 2026
Though these days, ARod has a little more time on his hands now that his youngest daughter is headed off to college at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
An earlier bid by Burnham to contest a by-election back in January was blocked by Starmer loyalists in an attempt to head off a challenge.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 15 May 2026
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
And speaking of working, Liz and Dolores head off to the weed-edible factory for a little stoner Lucy and Ethel moment.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 18 May 2026
Though these days, ARod has a little more time on his hands now that his youngest daughter is headed off to college at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
An earlier bid by Burnham to contest a by-election back in January was blocked by Starmer loyalists in an attempt to head off a challenge.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 15 May 2026
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“Head off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20off. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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