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.
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Time has slipped away as the launch team has encountered more issues; winter tumbled into spring, and now summer is mere weeks away.
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ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
Second seed Lake Howell (27-5) bounced out to a 17-10 lead in the first set but watched the lead slip away and had to battle to pull out the 27-25 win.
—Bill Kemp, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
That tune spent one frame on the ranking before slipping away.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Ferrer’s recounting of Hepburn’s last days in Intimate Audrey is a heartbreaking up-close look at a bright spirit slipping away.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
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ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
Second seed Lake Howell (27-5) bounced out to a 17-10 lead in the first set but watched the lead slip away and had to battle to pull out the 27-25 win.
—Bill Kemp, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
That tune spent one frame on the ranking before slipping away.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Ferrer’s recounting of Hepburn’s last days in Intimate Audrey is a heartbreaking up-close look at a bright spirit slipping away.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for slip away
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“Slip away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20away. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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