jet off

B1 informal inseparable intransitive

In simple words

go away fast, usually by plane

Literal meaning: To go off in a jet aircraft.

Meanings

1 B1 idiomatic informal

common

To leave quickly for another place, especially by air.

"They jetted off to Rome for a long weekend."

Grammar: inseparable

Usage notes

Common in travel journalism and casual conversation, often with a slightly glamorous or dramatic tone.

to Paris on holiday abroad for the weekend immediately

Base

jet off

I/you/we/they

3rd person

jets off

he/she/it

Past simple

jeted off

yesterday

Past participle

jeted off

have + pp

-ing form

jeting off

continuous

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