departure

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/dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ)/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.) leaving/going away from a place

ADJ

abrupt, sudden

His abrupt departure from the meeting left everyone wondering what had upset him.

hasty, speedy | early

imminent, impending

Sarah felt nervous as her flight's impending departure meant leaving home for the first time.

flight

We arrived at the airport early to avoid missing our scheduled departure.

VERB + DEPARTURE

make

She made a sudden departure from the company after working there for five years.

hasten

The company's financial problems hastened the director's departure last month.

delay

DEPARTURE + NOUN

point

We chose the airport as our departure point for the long journey across the country.

date

gate, lounge

We checked the departure gate number on the screen before heading to security.

PREP

before ~, prior to ~

You need to arrange your hotel accommodation before your departure from the city.

on ~

The airline asked passengers to complete a short survey on departure from the airport.

~ for

The ferry's departure for the island was delayed by two hours due to bad weather.

~ from

His sudden departure from the company surprised everyone who worked there.

PHRASES

the day/time of departure, the point of departure

We need to confirm the time of departure before booking our hotel near the airport.

(noun.) sth different from what is usual/expected

ADJ

fresh, new | dramatic, fundamental, major, radical, revolutionary, significant

VERB + DEPARTURE

be, mark, represent

PREP

~ from

The new policy represents a significant departure from what the company had always done before.

Definitions

noun

The act of departing or something that has departed.

The departure was scheduled for noon.

The departure was not unduly prolonged. In the road Mr. Love and the driver favoured the company with a brief chanty running: “Got it?—No, I ain't, 'old on,—Got it? Got it?—No, 'old on sir.”

A deviation from a plan or procedure.

any departure from a national standard

There are several significant departures, however, from current practice.

A death.

The time of my departure is at hand.

His timely departure […] barred him from the knowledge of his son's miseries.

The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.

The difference in easting between the two ends of a line or curve.

The area is computed by latitudes and departures.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of departing

going
leaving

noun — euphemistic expressions for death

noun — a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The departure was scheduled for noon.

Wiktionary

But the outstanding feature of the new timetable arrangement, additional to the standardised departure times, is the number of intermediate points, in addition to such principal cities as Bristol, Ply

Wiktionary

There is nothing for it but to put off our departure.

Tatoeba · #22918

We were compelled to put off our departure.

Tatoeba · #23116

Our departure tomorrow is contingent on fair weather.

Tatoeba · #23495

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, departure is marked as euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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