go dark
phrase
1
: to become dark
The room suddenly went dark.
2
a
: to stop operating or functioning : to shut down
Most Salt Lake City restaurants go dark on Sundays …—Kurt Repanshek
Andy Beal was one of 220 million subscribers to Skype … who saw the service go dark on Aug. 16.—Stephen Baker
In the end, the heart stops, the cells die, the neurons go dark …—Joshua Ferris
b
communications
: to stop broadcasting or transmitting : to go offline
… Lt. Col. Steve Russell of the Army's 4th Infantry Division ordered his men to "go dark" and roll their Humvees up to the edge of a lone farmhouse here.—William Booth
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“Go dark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20dark. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.
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