Hitting town generally implies the arrival of someone, something or some event in the city or town. However, the antonyms to this word denote a departure or a non-arrival. Words such as leaving town, departing, missing, avoiding and evading all signify the opposite action of hitting town. These antonyms can be used when referring to someone who is not able to make it to the event, or when something is being postponed or cancelled altogether. In these cases, the action is to retreat from the town, rather than establishing a presence in it.