goes dark
Stops all contact
Goes dark means to stop communicating or become unreachable, often abruptly: He went dark for three weeks and nobody could reach him.
In intelligence and military contexts, it describes cutting off all signals or communication for security reasons.
A building or screen goes dark when lights or power shut off.
A TV show goes dark during hiatus.
- radio silenceAbsence of broadcast communication
- drop off the radarBecome undetectable or unreachable
- offlineNot internet-connected
- blackoutComplete power loss
- covertIntentionally concealed
withdrawn · shutdown · off-grid · clandestine · deep cover · stealthy · reclusive · MIA · vanish into thin air · isolated · disconnected · encrypted · power down · hidden · no trace · under the radar · evasive · disengaged
goes darkresurfaces
Appears again after absence
reaches out · checks in · reappears · reemerges · responds
goes darklights up
Begins to glow
brightens · illuminates · comes on · switches on · turns on
goes, gone, dark, darks, darker, darkest, darkly, darkness, darken