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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Following the show, the Thunderbirds are set to take flight to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, before making stops in Yuba County, California and Dayton, Ohio.
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Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
The Nicaraguan travel scene started to take flight right before the pandemic.
—Lauren Mechling, Vogue, 19 May 2025
Now their surviving two eaglets are gearing up to leave the nest and take flight.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Ozzy’s longtime collaborator guitarist Zakk Wylde recently teased that the metal legend could take flight during the Back to the Beginning all-day show on the throne that the will sit on during the show.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
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Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
The Nicaraguan travel scene started to take flight right before the pandemic.
—Lauren Mechling, Vogue, 19 May 2025
Now their surviving two eaglets are gearing up to leave the nest and take flight.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Ozzy’s longtime collaborator guitarist Zakk Wylde recently teased that the metal legend could take flight during the Back to the Beginning all-day show on the throne that the will sit on during the show.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for take flight
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“Take flight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20flight. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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