jetted off

Left by plane

Jetted off means departed quickly, especially by airplane, with a suggestion of excitement or glamour: They jetted off to Paris for the weekend.

The phrase implies swift, effortless travel to somewhere desirable—nobody jets off to a funeral or a business meeting in Cleveland.

Related

business trip · vacation · long weekend · wanderlust · travel bug · spontaneous · adventurous · honeymoon · getaway · exhilarated · flight · red eye · excited · hurried · departure · jetsetter · escape · whirlwind

Opposites
speed of travel

jetted offtrudged

Walked with effort

plodded · crawled · ambled · meandered · dawdled

direction of movement

jetted offarrived

Reached one's destination

returned · landed · came back · came home · rolled in

mobility vs stasis

jetted offstayed put

Continued in place

remained · stayed behind · stuck around · lingered · sat tight

Family

jet, jetted, jetting, jets, off

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