be off
idiom
: to leave : to start going, running, etc.
I must be off if I want to make the next bus.
And the runners are off.
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Entry will be off East Central Avenue and Southeast B Street.
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 17 Sep. 2024
The wreckage of the research airplane is believed to be off the shores of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula between Ontonagon and Freda, a distance of roughly 30 miles.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
Your circadian rhythm, the body’s natural sleep-wake pattern, may be off.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024
Jared Padalecki won't be off the airwaves for long.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2024
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 17 Sep. 2024
The wreckage of the research airplane is believed to be off the shores of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula between Ontonagon and Freda, a distance of roughly 30 miles.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
Your circadian rhythm, the body’s natural sleep-wake pattern, may be off.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024
Jared Padalecki won't be off the airwaves for long.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for be off
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“Be off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20off. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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