slip away
Leave quietly without being noticed, or (of time, life, or chances) gradually disappear.
Meanings
To leave a place quietly and without being noticed.
"As the speeches dragged on, she slipped away from the reception without saying goodbye."
Of time, opportunities, or feelings: to pass or disappear gradually.
"The years slipped away and suddenly the children were grown."
"The time is slipping away."
— Bob Dylan, 'The Times They Are A-Changin'', 1964 (paraphrase of recurring lyrical theme)
To die peacefully and quietly (euphemistic).
"She slipped away in the early hours of the morning, surrounded by her family."
Versatile phrasal verb used both physically (a person leaving quietly) and figuratively (time slipping away, a chance slipping away, life slipping away as a euphemism for dying). The figurative senses are very common in literature and journalism. Also used as a euphemism for dying peacefully.
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