slips away
Vanishes without notice
Slips away means to depart quietly or gradually, often without being noticed.
Someone might slip away from a party early to avoid goodbyes: She slipped away while everyone was distracted.
Time slips away when you lose track of it.
An opportunity slips away when you fail to seize it.
The phrase suggests something escaping gently rather than abruptly.
- eludesEscapes from skillfully
- recedesMoves gradually away
- disappearsCeases to exist visibly
- escapesActs of fleeing
- ebbsDeclines or recedes
vanishes · slink · elapse · expire · fades · evaporates · dissipates · withdraw · flee · sneak · drift · drifts off · dissolve · evade · dwindle · lost · pass · runs out
slips awaystays put
Remains in place
remains · holds on · clings · sticks around · persists
slips awayholds fast
endures · stands still · persists · stays with you · crystallizes
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