take flight
idiom
1
: to leave or run away from danger
Fearing arrest, they took flight and hid in the mountains.
2
US
: to begin flying
The bird took flight when we tried to approach it.
3
US
: to begin a period of rapid activity, development, or growth
The idea really took flight and soon it seemed everyone was copying it.
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2025
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After playing gravity-defying Elphaba in the blockbuster musical Wicked, Cynthia Erivo wants to next take flight as comic book superhero Storm.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Other new rockets and spacecraft may take flight in 2025.
—Michael Roston, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2025
But the parties happening before and after the awards show set the scene for even sexier fashions to take flight.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
After playing gravity-defying Elphaba in the blockbuster musical Wicked, Cynthia Erivo wants to next take flight as comic book superhero Storm.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Other new rockets and spacecraft may take flight in 2025.
—Michael Roston, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for take flight
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“Take flight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20flight. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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