rush off
Definition
- Verb:
- To depart in a hurry: To leave a place quickly and often abruptly, usually because one is in a rush or has something urgent to attend to.
Usage
- The verb "rush off" is used to describe a sudden or hurried departure. It implies a lack of time for proper goodbyes or lingering.
- It is an intransitive phrasal verb, meaning it does not take a direct object. You cannot "rush off something." The phrase is followed by optional prepositional phrases (e.g., , ).
Examples
- Verb:
- I'm sorry, but I have to rush off to catch my train.
- She rushed off without saying goodbye.
- He looked at his watch and suddenly rushed off.
Advanced Usage
- "to rush off to [somewhere/do something]": This common pattern specifies the destination or purpose of the hurried departure.
- They rushed off to the airport.
- He rushed off to answer the phone.
Variants and Related Words
- Rush (verb): To move or act with great haste.
- We need to rush if we want to be on time.
- Rushed (adjective): Done or completed too hurriedly.
- It was a rushed decision.
Synonyms
- Dash off: To leave quickly.
- Hurry away: To depart with speed.
- Bolt: To run away suddenly.
- Make a quick exit: To leave promptly.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Rush out: To exit a place quickly. (Similar, but often implies exiting a specific location, while "rush off" implies departing a current situation or place to go elsewhere).
- He rushed out of the building.
- Run off: To leave quickly, often implying escape or evasion.
- The children ran off to play.
Related Idioms
- To be in a rush: To be in a hurry.
- I can't talk now, I'm in a rush.
- To make a mad dash: To run or move somewhere very quickly and urgently.
- We made a mad dash for the exit.
Verb
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depart in a hurry
