bolt
noun
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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Also nothing will be gained, for by the time the sailors get here, all these rascals will have bolted, except our friend, Hassan.
From Allan and the Holy Flower by Henry Rider Haggard