Synonyms

take flight

Idioms

Also, take wing. Run away, flee, go away, as in When the militia arrived, the demonstrators took flight, or The tenant took wing before paying the rent. The first idiom derives from the earlier take one's flight, dating from the late 1300s, and was first recorded in 1435. The variant was first recorded in 1704.

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The ducks are sitting or preening at the water, or about to take flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Four astronauts -- three Americans and one Canadian -- will take flight in this major mission.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

"Essentially, pterosaur brains quickly transformed acquiring all they needed to take flight from the beginning."

From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025

US-based aerospace startup Electra expects its nine-seater hybrid plane to take flight by 2029, running on a combination of jet fuel and electric power.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

The banner streamed from an iron mast, shivering and twisting as the wind gusted, like a bird struggling to take flight.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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