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SLIP AWAY

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There are 2 meanings of the phrase Slip Away.

Slip Away - as a verb

Leave furtively and stealthily

Example: "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
slip outsneak awaysneak offsneak outsteal away

For time to move forward

Example: "Three years elapsed"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
elapse8glide bygo alonggo bylapse7pass6slide byslip by
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
advance13go onmarch onmove onpass onprogress11
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Example Sentences

"Time seems to slip away when I'm reading a good book."
"I watched the ship slowly slip away into the distance."
"He tried to catch the mouse, but it managed to slip away."
"My dreams always seem to slip away when I wake up."
"The memory of that day continues to slip away with time."
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