fly off at a tangent

verb

To digress from a topic.

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Meanings

verbfly off at a tangent (third-person singular simple present flies off at a tangent, present participle flying off at a tangent, simple past flew off at a tangent, past participle flown off at a tangent)

present singular third person flies off at a tangent · participle present flying off at a tangent · past flew off at a tangent · participle past flown off at a tangent · alternative UK go off at a tangent · alternative US go off on a tangent

  1. idiomaticTo digress from a topic.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
go off on a tangenttangenttangent off

Translations

Finnish eksyä aiheesta
  • eksyä aiheestaTranslations
French digresser
  • digresserTranslations
Spanish irse por los cerros de Úbeda, irse por una tangente
  • irse por los cerros de ÚbedaTranslations
  • irse por una tangenteTranslations
  • desviarse del temaTranslations
  • irse por las ramasTranslations
Welsh mynd ar ôl ysgyfarnog
  • mynd ar ôl ysgyfarnogTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

fly off at a tangent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20off%20at%20a%20tangent

MLA

“fly off at a tangent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20off%20at%20a%20tangent. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fly off at a tangent,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20off%20at%20a%20tangent.

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