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to slip away
[phrase form: slip]
01
to depart quietly and without being noticed
Intransitive: to slip away | to slip away from a situation
Examples
They managed to slip away from the crowded event without saying their goodbyes.
Not wanting to draw attention, he attempted to slip away from the meeting during a break.
02
(of time) to go by without much conscious awareness
Intransitive
Examples
While engrossed in the movie, she let the evening slip away without realizing it.
As we reminisced about the past, it was easy to let the years slip away in the conversation.
