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Skedaddling...

intransitive verb

Definition

1
intransitive verb
Departing rapidly and without fuss, once one sees that the situation is asking one to.
2
intransitive verb
Of a cleanup step: exiting promptly once the main work is done.

“Skedaddling out of the hot path.”

— Claude Code, at pace