go off on a tangent

== English == === Alternative forms === go off at a tangent (UK) go on a tangent (less common) === Pronunciation === === Verb === go off on a tangent (third-person singular simple present goes off on a tangent, present participle going off on a tangent, simple past went off on a tangent, past participle gone off on a tangent) (US) Synonym of fly off at a tangent. ==== Related terms ==== go off on one === Further reading === “go off on a tangent”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “go off on a tangent”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “go off on a tangent”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “go off at on a tangent” (US) / “go off at on a tangent” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.