call away
Pull from present
To call away is to summon someone from what they're currently doing: She was called away from dinner by an urgent phone call, The doctor was called away to handle an emergency.
The phrase implies interruption—being pulled from one activity to attend to something else, usually something pressing or unavoidable.
- beckonSignal to approach
- summonCall to appear
- leaveSanctioned time away
- interruptionBreak in continuity
- divertCause to change course
pull aside · alert · paged · duty · urgent · pressing matter · excuse · be right back · step out · step aside · emergency · family emergency · crisis · distraction · sidetrack · leave-taking · obligation · pull