lifts-off - departs - ascends - launches - rises - leaves - soars - elevates - climbs - blasts-off - jets - lifts - springs - shoots-up - zooms - clears - breaks-away - gets-airborne - takes-flight - gets-off-the-ground - lifts-into-the-air - rockets - surges - vaults - propels - hovers - glides - flies - scales - mounts - ups - boosts - heaves - hoists - uplifts - upswings - upsurges - upthrusts - upswells - upraises - uphoists - uprears - upshoots - upsoars - upwhirls - upwinds - upwhisks
Takes off refers to the action of an aircraft leaving the ground and beginning to fly. This term is primarily used in aviation to describe the phase when an aircraft gains speed on the runway to lift off into the air. It is a critical part of any flight, requiring precise control and coordination by the pilot and the aircraft's systems to ensure a safe ascent. The term 'takes off' can also be used figuratively to describe something starting to become popular or successful.