Examples of “take off” in a Sentence

phrasal verb To leave the ground and begin flying, as an aircraft or bird does.

• The plane took off twenty minutes late.
• We watched the geese take off from the far end of the lake.

phrasal verb To remove a piece of clothing or something attached.

• Take off your shoes before you come in.
• She took her earrings off and dropped them on the table.

phrasal verb To suddenly become popular or successful.

• The podcast really took off after it was mentioned on breakfast television.

phrasal verb To leave a place suddenly, often without explanation; also, to have a period away from work.

• He just took off in the middle of dinner.
• I'm taking Friday off to move house.