taking flight
Lifting off ground
Taking flight describes the moment of becoming airborne—a bird taking flight from a branch, a plane taking flight from the runway.
The phrase often appears figuratively for sudden departure or escape: She took flight when the argument started.
It can also describe ideas or projects gaining momentum: His career took flight after the award.
Depart swiftly from threat
vanish · disappear · refuge · sanctuary · safety · getaway · breakaway · exfiltrate
Ascend to heights
- riseMove to higher position
- climbAscend using effort
- lift-offMoment of ascent
- airborneTraveling through air
altitude · skyward · glide · hover · levitate · updraft · elevation · thrust
Release from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- unshackledReleased from restraints
- unfetteredFree from restriction
- unboundNot tied down
release · unleash · free-spirited · autonomy · independence · breaking free · letting go · unburdened
Journey by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- departureAct of going away
- destinationIntended arrival point
travel · odyssey · quest · wanderlust · globetrotting · exploration · transit · embark
Involuntary sleep visions
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- ideasMental creations or plans
ambition · aspirations · rising star · breakthrough · momentum · success · venture · startup
flee
Depart swiftly from threat
runaway · vanish · disappear · refuge · sanctuary · safety · getaway · breakaway · exfiltrate · liberate
soar
Ascend to heights
airborne · altitude · skyward · glide · hover · levitate · updraft · elevation · thrust · propulsion
liberation
Release from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- unshackledReleased from restraints
- unfetteredFree from restriction
unbound · release · unleash · free-spirited · autonomy · independence · breaking free · letting go · unburdened · new beginning
voyage
Journey by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- departureAct of going away
destination · travel · odyssey · quest · wanderlust · globetrotting · exploration · transit · embark · bound for
dreams
Involuntary sleep visions
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- creativityCapacity for original thought
ideas · ambition · aspirations · rising star · breakthrough · momentum · success · venture · startup · leap of faith
taking flightlanding
Descent's final moment
touching down · descending · grounding · alighting · settling
taking flightstanding one's ground
Refusing to yield position
confronting · facing · digging in · engaging · braving
taking flightcrashing
Colliding with force
falling flat · stalling · floundering · collapsing · tanking
taking, taken, takers, undertaking, overtake, overtaken, flight, flights, flying