slip away

phrasal 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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The 49ers let another fourth-quarter lead slip away this season, however, as the Bucs pulled even at 20 on a last-minute, 26-yard field goal from Chase McLaughlin. Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024 Driving the news: The world needs a massive course correction on greenhouse gas emissions and climate finance to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement, which recent reports have warned are slipping away. Andrew Freedman, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024 Concern has grown among Democrats in recent weeks that the race might be slipping away from the party in power, especially with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s loss to Trump in 2016 squarely in mind. Al Weaver, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024 This strategy comes as the slight lead Harris once held is slipping away. Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024 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 24 Nov. 2024.

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