"on its way out" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on its way out, {{en-PP}} on its way out
  1. Going out of fashion. Synonyms: obsolescent, obsolete
    Sense id: en-on_its_way_out-en-prep_phrase-WtjHMomG
  2. In the process of becoming redundant or obsolete. Synonyms (becoming obsolete): deprecated
    Sense id: en-on_its_way_out-en-prep_phrase-nt6j~mzw Disambiguation of 'becoming obsolete': 17 83

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