took flight
Departed through air
Took flight means departed rapidly, either literally or figuratively.
A bird takes flight when it lifts off.
A person takes flight when fleeing: The suspect took flight when police arrived.
Ideas or movements take flight when they gain momentum and spread: Her career took flight after the viral video.
- flewTraveled through air
- took offDeparted or surged
- soaredFlew or rose dramatically
- ascendedMoved to higher position
- abscondedDeparted secretly, furtively
eloped · bolted · fly · flew the coop · escaped · vanished · dreamed · transcended · broke out · imagined · glided · flapped · on the wing · airborne · retreated · hovered · evacuated · launched
took flightstayed put
Continued in place
stood still · stayed · remained · settled · stopped
took flightstood one's ground
Refused to back down
fought back · confronted · stood fast · took a stand · dug in
took flightstayed put
Continued in place
landed · came down · descended · aborted takeoff · settled