take off

VERB

leave; leave the ground

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blast off blow depart disappear get off get out go lift off pull out soar withdraw

WEAK

ascend bear beat it become airborne begone clear out decamp exit go away head hightail hit the road hit the trail light out make quit scram set out shove off split take to the air vamoose

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrive come come in continue stay

VERB

mock, satirize

Synonyms

WEAK

ape burlesque caricature imitate lampoon mimic parody ridicule send up spoof travesty

Antonyms

WEAK

arrive come stay

Example Sentences

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Morningstar sees a 43% chance of a bear case where SpaceX’s AI segment fails to take off.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

"And then it's usually the fans or individual dance pages that will make something up and it'll really take off."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

“I say resoundingly yes — and it will take off very quickly in 2029.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

I took off when I needed to take off or I said I was exhausted when I needed to be exhausted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Watching you land was different than watching you take off.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga