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noun leaving/going away from a place ADJ. abrupt, sudden Everyone was a bit puzzled by her sudden departure. | hasty, speedy | early | imminent, impending The guard blew his whistle to warn of the train's imminent departure. | flight The last check-in time is 45 minutes before flight departure. VERB + DEPARTURE make He made a hasty departure. | hasten Her row with the MD probably hastened her departure. | delay DEPARTURE + NOUN point Atocha station was the departure point for our tour. | date | gate, lounge We sat in the departure lounge waiting for our flight to be called. PREP. before ~, prior to ~ You should receive your flight tickets at least a week prior to departure. | on ~ All visitors must sign the book on arrival and again on departure. | ~ for his departure for Naples | ~ from her departure from London PHRASES the day/time of departure, the point of departure (figurative) The author takes Freud's dream theories as the point of departure for his essay. sth different from what is usual/expected ADJ. fresh, new | dramatic, fundamental, major, radical, revolutionary, significant VERB + DEPARTURE be, mark, represent PREP. ~ from This document marks a radical departure from earlier recommendations.
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departure
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + departure
sudden/abrupt
(= done suddenly, without being planned )
• I didn't know how I was going to explain his abrupt departure to the others. • Their departure seemed rather sudden.
a hasty/speedy departure
(= done very quickly and suddenly )
• I was surprised by her hasty departure.
a flight/train/coach departure
• I'm afraid your flight departure has been delayed.
verbs
delay somebody's departure
(= make it later )
• I decided to delay my departure by a few days.
departure + NOUN
a departure date
( also date of departure )
• You cannot make a change to your booking within six weeks of your departure date.
a departure time
• Do you know your exact departure time?
a departure point
(= the place where you leave from )
• Luxor is one departure point for boat trips down the Nile.
a departure gate
(= an exit from an airport to get a particular flight )
• It was a long walk with all our luggage to the departure gate.
a departure lounge
(= a room at an airport where people wait before their flights leave )
the departures board
(= a board showing the times of planes or trains )
• I scanned the departures board for details of my flight.
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