jet off

Leave by plane

Jet off means to depart quickly by airplane, typically for a vacation or exciting destination.

The phrase emphasizes speed and glamour: They're jetting off to Paris for the weekend.

It suggests casual, enviable travel rather than routine commuting.

Related

travel · wanderlust · airplane · destination · embark · skip town · vacation · getaway · bon voyage · hit the road · pack your bags · holiday · whisk away · venture · fly · go · soar · journey

Opposites
movement/travel initiation

jet offstay put

Remain in place

remain · stay home · settle in · arrive · land

speed of travel

jet offtrudge

Walk slowly, heavily

amble · meander · take one's time · dawdle · crawl

departure vs. arrival

jet offarrive

Reach a destination

land · touch down · get in · come home · return

Family

jet, jets, jetted, jetting, off

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G