go off
Example Sentences
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If you download one of these programs, give it a task and go off to do other things, the agent will continuously do work for you without further instruction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Indeed, that was effectively unknowable because, as the NYPD’s chief of detectives told reporters, they had learned that the bomb could’ve been timed to go off anywhere in the 12 hours prior to actual detonation.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
“You’re at the height of your abilities and the world is telling you that you can go off and disappear.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
"This winter they will likely migrate and go off again, and next spring they will try and rear chicks on that nest."
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
My alarm didn’t go off, and since I’m the only one in the house with an alarm clock, we were all late.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
