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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Seeing Hamilton slip away, Russell was left to protect his position from Antonelli.
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ABC News, 14 June 2026
City and county leaders, who are currently part of complex negotiations over a six-party settlement, must not let this opportunity slip away.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
While the World Cup may have slipped away this time, his achievement at home is impossible to ignore.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 10 June 2026
Breaking Away Selected by Edward Burns Upon recently rewatching Peter Yates' 1979 Breaking Away, I was struck by how its themes—of class division, economic uncertainty, and the promise of the American Dream slipping away for a younger generation—speak to today’s America.
—Time, 10 June 2026
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ABC News, 14 June 2026
City and county leaders, who are currently part of complex negotiations over a six-party settlement, must not let this opportunity slip away.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
While the World Cup may have slipped away this time, his achievement at home is impossible to ignore.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 10 June 2026
Breaking Away Selected by Edward Burns Upon recently rewatching Peter Yates' 1979 Breaking Away, I was struck by how its themes—of class division, economic uncertainty, and the promise of the American Dream slipping away for a younger generation—speak to today’s America.
—Time, 10 June 2026
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“Slip away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20away. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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