go off on a tangent

verb

Synonym of fly off at a tangent.

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fly off at a tangent
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Meanings

verbgo off on a tangent (third-person singular simple present goes off on a tangent, present participle going off on a tangent, simple past went off on a tangent, past participle gone off on a tangent)

present singular third person goes off on a tangent · participle present going off on a tangent · past went off on a tangent · participle past gone off on a tangent · alternative UK go off at a tangent · alternative uncommon go on a tangent

  1. USSynonym of fly off at a tangent.

    Synonyms: fly off at a tangent

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of fly off at a tangent.

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fly off at a tangent
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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