fall away
(TIME) literary — phrasal verb with fall /fɔːl/
/fɑːl/ verb (fell, fallen)Definition
› If a period of time falls away, it seems as if it has not happened: As she looked at him, the years fell away, and she saw him again as a young boy.Spending time and time passing
(Definition of fall away (TIME) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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fall apart phrasal verb (BREAK)
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fall apart phrasal verb (EMOTIONS)
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fall apart phrasal verb (STOP WORKING)
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fall away phrasal verb (BREAK)
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fall away phrasal verb (LAND)
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fall away/off phrasal verb
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fall back on sth phrasal verb
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fall back phrasal verb
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fall behind phrasal verb
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fall between two stools idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- all the time in the world idiom
- course noun (DEVELOPMENT)
- elapse verb
- employ verb (SPEND TIME)
- go by phrasal verb
- have time on your hands idiom
- misspend verb
- Old Father Time noun
- pass verb (GO PAST)
- pass verb (TIME)
- passage noun (TIME)
- spread sth over sth phrasal verb
- take verb (NEED)
- the sands of time are running out idiom
- tick away/by phrasal verb
- time and tide wait for no man idiom
- time flies idiom
- timekeeper noun
- wear on phrasal verb
- while sth away phrasal verb
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