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blip out

C1 informal intransitive
In simple words

To suddenly go away or stop for a very short moment.

Literal meaning: To vanish from a radar or monitor screen the way a blip (a small dot) disappears.

Meanings

1 C1 informal

Of a signal, screen, or electronic device: to disappear or stop functioning momentarily.

"The GPS signal blipped out as we drove through the tunnel."

2 C1 idiomatic informal

Of a person: to lose consciousness or awareness very briefly.

"I must have blipped out for a second — I don't remember what you just said."

Usage notes

Rare and informal. Often used to describe brief signal interruptions, moments of lost consciousness, or short disappearances. Sometimes used in technical or broadcasting contexts.

Commonly used with

signal screen radar consciousness connection

Forms

Base
blip out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
blips out
he/she/it
Past simple
bliped out
yesterday
Past participle
bliped out
have + pp
-ing form
bliping out
continuous

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