rush off
B1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To leave somewhere very fast because you have to be somewhere else
Literal meaning: To rush in an outward direction — transparent
Meanings
1 A2 informal
To leave a place very quickly, usually because you have something urgent to do
"Sorry, I have to rush off — I've got a dentist appointment in ten minutes."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Commonly used in polite contexts to explain a sudden departure: 'I have to rush off'. Suggests busyness rather than rudeness. Very common in British English.
Commonly used with
meeting appointment sorry afraid must need
Forms
Base
rush off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
rushes off
he/she/it
Past simple
rushed off
yesterday
Past participle
rushed off
have + pp
-ing form
rushing off
continuous
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