slip by
Escape without detection
To slip by is to pass without being noticed or seized.
Time slips by when you're not paying attention.
An opportunity slips by when you fail to act on it.
A person can slip by a guard undetected.
The phrase emphasizes quiet, easy passage—something moves past before you realize it's gone.
Move with stealth
sidle · elude · evade · furtive · covert · surreptitious · stealthy · infiltrate
Passing very quickly
- passingMoving by or temporary
- elapseOf duration, to pass
- tick awayPass in increments
- drift awayGradually move apart
fade · vanish · escape · dwindle · evaporate · melt away · time flies
Not noticed or considered
- undetectedNot discovered yet
- unobservedNot being watched
- unseenNot perceived visually
- missedFailed to reach
ignored · unrecognized · unremarked · unheeded · disregarded · unperceived · invisible · glossed over
sneak
Move with stealth
slink · sidle · elude · evade · furtive · covert · surreptitious · stealthy · infiltrate · skulk
fleeting
Passing very quickly
drift away · fade · vanish · escape · dwindle · evaporate · melt away · time flies
overlooked
Not noticed or considered
- undetectedNot discovered yet
- unobservedNot being watched
- unseenNot perceived visually
missed · ignored · unrecognized · unremarked · unheeded · disregarded · unperceived · invisible · glossed over · unacknowledged
slip bystand out
Be noticeably different
draw attention · catch the eye · make a scene · make an impression · register
by, slip, bye-bye, bypass, slipping, slips, bygone, slipped, slippage