"on the way out" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the way out, {{en-PP}} on the way out
  1. In the process of leaving.
    Sense id: en-on_the_way_out-en-prep_phrase-eYJbAnnp
  2. As someone is leaving.
    Sense id: en-on_the_way_out-en-prep_phrase-q7RVG1xQ
  3. (informal) Going out of fashion. Tags: informal Translations (going out of fashion): in declino (Italian), superato (Italian), fuori moda (Italian)
    Sense id: en-on_the_way_out-en-prep_phrase-WtjHMomG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 16 49 3 Disambiguation of 'going out of fashion': 6 3 89 2
  4. (informal, euphemistic) Dying. Tags: euphemistic, informal
    Sense id: en-on_the_way_out-en-prep_phrase-yJvu-vDE Categories (other): English euphemisms

Download JSON data for on the way out meaning in English (1.8kB)

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