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slip by
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Princeton's WordNet
elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go alongverb
pass by
"three years elapsed"
Wiktionary
slip byverb
to pass without having been taken advantage of.
slip byverb
to go unnoticed
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slip by
"Slip by" is a phrase commonly used to indicate the unnoticed passage of time, an opportunity, or a person. It can refer to overlooking or missing something due to inattention or preoccupation. It also can mean to quietly or stealthily pass, move, or get by someone or something without being noticed.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of slip by in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of slip by in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of slip by in a Sentence
Right now is the critical time to invest further in the global response, it is a unique opportunity in history and we cannot let it slip by.
You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by. Yes, but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by.
But plenty of Republicans who sit in much more vulnerable districts will be up for re-election next year, if they slip by anywhere near as a big a margin as the GOP did (in Georgia and Kansas), a lot of them are going to lose. And DC Republicans can't go all in with millions in spending to save every at-risk GOP incumbent next year.
This problem is one that has been given a permission slip by an entire administration and a political culture that turns a blind eye to how toxic this is, it is very easy to write off tweets or rants by a particular political leader, but what we have to recognize is that the rhetoric is now instituted in policies.
We have a duty to act. … The president is ready with his pen, we can’t let this moment slip by.
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