| slip away 1. to leave quickly and quietly. On the last night of conference, I decided to slip away for a few hours. 2. to slowly become less strong or able. She found her health rapidly slipping away. Every day a little more of his strength slips away. 3. to be no longer available. We're trying to keep the tradition alive, but it's starting to slip away. I let a great opportunity slip away. 4. to die. The doctors worked quickly, but the old man was slipping away. |