離れていく

move away

→ 離れる

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move away 離れていく describes someone or something gradually getting farther away. The ていく form emphasizes movement or change continuing away from the speaker or a reference point.

JA: 船が岸から離れていく。

EN: The ship is moving away from the shore.

離れていく友達の家に行った。

I went to the home of a friend who was moving away.

こうしてる間も奴は離れていく

Even as we speak, he's getting farther away.

— ウエスタン (1968)

彼女は離れていくぞ

She's moving away.

— ジョジョ・ラビット (2019)