take flight
idiom
1
: to leave or run away from danger
Fearing arrest, they took flight and hid in the mountains.
2
US
: to begin flying
The bird took flight when we tried to approach it.
3
US
: to begin a period of rapid activity, development, or growth
The idea really took flight and soon it seemed everyone was copying it.
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The satellites will take flight on an Atlas V rocket from United Launch Alliance, with a launch window opening at 12 p.m. ET.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
High up in that treehouse, so far away from anything but the snakes, hawks, coyotes and other creatures that called this land home, Kilmer could take flight and escape the Hollywood noise that had turned the gifted artist into, by all accounts, a difficult presence at times.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
The new route will take flight on December 19, 2025.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2025
When a choir joins the singers for the final third of the song and both Houston and Carey take flight with their trademark belting, just sit back and marvel.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
High up in that treehouse, so far away from anything but the snakes, hawks, coyotes and other creatures that called this land home, Kilmer could take flight and escape the Hollywood noise that had turned the gifted artist into, by all accounts, a difficult presence at times.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
The new route will take flight on December 19, 2025.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2025
When a choir joins the singers for the final third of the song and both Houston and Carey take flight with their trademark belting, just sit back and marvel.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Take flight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20flight. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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