taking off
Beginning to fly
Taking off describes the moment something leaves a surface and becomes airborne—a plane taking off from the runway, a bird taking off from a branch.
By extension, it means departing quickly: I'm taking off now, see you later.
When something is taking off, it's gaining momentum or becoming successful: Her career is really taking off.
Taking off also means removing: He was taking off his shoes at the door.
Paved path for planes
- liftoffMoment of ascent
- ascentUpward movement
- climbAscend using effort
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
thrust · airspeed · cockpit · pilot · turbulence · jet · propulsion · aerodynamics
Removing outer layers
- peelingComing off in strips
- sheddingLosing outer covering
- discardingRemoving what's unwanted
- undressingRemoving one's clothing
doffing · unbuttoning · unzipping · ditching · losing
Sudden important advance
- skyrocketingRising sharply and quickly
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- viralSpreading quickly online
- trendingCurrently gaining widespread attention
booming · flourishing · surging · ascending · rising · gaining traction · catching on · popularity
Copying another's behavior
- impersonatingAssuming another's identity
- parodyingImitating for comic effect
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
- spoofingFraudulent imitation
caricaturing · lampooning · sending up · satirizing · aping · copying · ribbing · roasting
Act of going away
- goingMoving toward somewhere
- heading outStarting to leave
- hitting the roadStarting to travel
- making tracksDeparting swiftly, urgently
starting out · embarking · exiting · splitting · bolting · jetting · dashing
- escapingDeparting confinement hastily
- unshacklingRemoving fetters or constraints
- releasingAllowing to escape
- emancipatingReleasing from control
unchaining · cutting loose · unbinding · freeing · disentangling · extricating · unburdening · letting go
runway
Paved path for planes
altitude · thrust · airspeed · cockpit · pilot · turbulence · jet · propulsion · aerodynamics · flaps
stripping
Removing outer layers
- peelingComing off in strips
- sheddingLosing outer covering
- discardingRemoving what's unwanted
undressing · doffing · unbuttoning · unzipping · ditching · losing
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- skyrocketingRising sharply and quickly
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- viralSpreading quickly online
trending · booming · flourishing · surging · ascending · rising · gaining traction · catching on · popularity · thriving
mimicking
Copying another's behavior
- impersonatingAssuming another's identity
- parodyingImitating for comic effect
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
spoofing · caricaturing · lampooning · sending up · satirizing · aping · copying · ribbing · roasting
leaving
Act of going away
- goingMoving toward somewhere
- heading outStarting to leave
- hitting the roadStarting to travel
making tracks · starting out · embarking · exiting · splitting · bolting · jetting · dashing
breaking free
- escapingDeparting confinement hastily
- unshacklingRemoving fetters or constraints
- releasingAllowing to escape
emancipating · unchaining · cutting loose · unbinding · freeing · disentangling · extricating · unburdening · letting go · spreading wings
- flight statusbooked, canceled, delayed, boarding, cancelled
- setting offdeparting, leaving, heading out, embarking, venturing
- clothing actionsdressing, donning, wearing, buttoning, zipping
- undressingundressing, disrobing, stripping, getting undressed, removing
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- accelerationaccelerate, acceleration, accelerating, speed up, speeding up
taking offlanding
Descent's final moment
touching down · descending · arriving · coming in · grounding
taking offputting on
To wear or apply
donning · dressing · wearing · getting dressed · throwing on
taking offfailing
Flaw in one's nature
stalling · floundering · tanking · fizzling out · declining
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