The term 'slipped away' can be described by four different crossword solutions: ebed (5 letters), elapsed (7 letters), eloped (6 letters), and goneby (6 letters). Ebed means to gradually decrease or fade away, while elapsed means to pass or move by. Eloped is defined as running away secretly, usually to get married, and goneby means to have passed or gone away. All of these words describe the concept of something slipping away, whether it be gradually, quickly, or secretly.