slipping away
Fading from grasp
Slipping away describes gradual, often imperceptible departure or loss.
Time slips away unnoticed.
An opportunity slips away if you don't act.
A dying person slips away peacefully.
The phrase suggests something escaping without dramatic exit—fading rather than vanishing: I could feel the afternoon slipping away.
To let something slip away implies passive loss through inattention.
- escapingDeparting confinement hastily
- eludingEscaping or avoiding skillfully
- disappearingCeasing to be visible
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
- out of reachBeyond one's grasp
fleeing · fading · fading fast · eroding · dissipating · evaporating · expiring · waning · running out · slide · ebb · drifting · drifting apart · loss · losing grip · fade · diminishing · trickle
- decliningdeclining, waning, fading, diminishing, decreasing
- evasionevasion, avoiding, avoids, evade, dodging
- leavingdeparture, quit, withdrawing, bail, stepping down
- stealthsneak, ninja, creep, spy, skulk
- vanishingdisappearance, vanish, vanishing, disappear, fading
- deathbedlast breath, last words, final moments, final breath, dying wish
slipping awayarriving
Reaching a destination
coming · approaching · staying · remaining · showing up
slipping awayholding on
Maintaining one's grip
grasping · clinging · gripping · securing · latching on
slipping awayenduring
Persisting through time
lasting · persisting · solidifying · remaining · staying
slip, away, slippery, slipper, slipping, slips, slippers, slipped, slippy