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slip by

/slɪp baɪ/
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Other forms: slipped by; slipping by; slips by

Definitions of slip by
  1. verb
    pass by
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    types:
    fell, fly, vanish
    pass away rapidly
    type of:
    advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress
    move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
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