What is another word for had to go?

Pronunciation: [hadtə ɡˈə͡ʊ] (IPA)

When you need to leave a place or situation, you may say that you "had to go". However, there are many other phrases and idioms that can be used to convey the same message. For example, "had to leave", "needed to depart", "had to head out", or "had to take off". Other options include "had to hit the road", "had to get going", "needed to make tracks", or "had to say goodbye". Depending on the context and level of formality, there are countless ways to express the need to leave, each with its own connotations and nuances.

Synonyms for Had to go:

What are the hypernyms for Had to go?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Had to go

  • I'd like President Bush to think maybe there's another way to think, that maybe Kissinger was wrong when he says we had to go in there because he was wrong about Vietnam.
    F. Murray Abraham
  • Going in, I knew I wasn't one of the top ones, because I didn't even make the pre-season All-American team. That shows you what people thought of me right there, so I knew I had to go to work.
    Marcus Allen
  • I could have stopped it after they paid me the $50,000. I wouldn't even have had to go on to do more than I already had: just the double agents' names that I gave.
    Aldrich Ames
  • I couldn't hold it together today. George Clooney asked me if I was OK, and I practically collapsed. I couldn't stop crying, I had to go off sobbing like an idiot.
    Candice Bergen
  • I had to go. A spirit in my feet said 'Go,' and I went.
    Mathew Brady

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