lifted off
Left the ground
Lifted off describes the moment when something—typically an aircraft, rocket, or spacecraft—leaves the ground and begins flight.
The phrase captures the transition from stationary to airborne: The shuttle lifted off at dawn.
Figuratively, a project or venture lifts off when it finally gets underway after preparation: After months of planning, the campaign finally lifted off.
- elevateTo raise upward
- launchSet into motion
- launch padRocket departure platform
- soarAscend to heights
- rocketPropulsion-driven spacecraft
rocket ship · ascend · takeoff · spacecraft · space shuttle · unfastened · propulsion · escape velocity · extracted · ignition · removed · climbed · blastoff · detached · shuttle · hoisted · transcendence · rise
lifted offgrounded
Stable and realistic
stayed put · earthbound · stationary · parked · docked
lifted offaborted
Ended before completion
scrubbed · re-entered · stood down · canceled · postponed
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