dash off

Definition

To leave a place quickly or briefly.

Example Sentences

• "I have to dash off to the store, but I'll be back soon."
• "Let me dash off a quick note."
• "In the '50s, she worked as an usherette at the famed Apollo Theater, joined a jazzy trio called the Halos, recorded as the "Dee" half of a short-lived Shirley & Lee-ish Jay & Dee, and dashed off tunes in her spare time."