What is your time of departure? You should plan to arrive at the airport an hour before departure. a schedule of arrivals and departures The departures of several key employees have caused problems for the company. her sudden departure from the company The team has struggled since the departure of its head coach. His previous movies have all been comedies, so this dramatic role is a real departure for him. See More
Recent Examples on the WebThis indicated that more than 800,000 jobs had been regained prior to former President Trump’s departure from the White House. Nikolas Lanum, Fox News, 13 Sep. 2022 The annual Detroit gathering, officially named the North American International Auto Show in 1989, will be held in September for the first time, a departure from the frigid January event that had endured for decades. Mike Colias, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 The British drama My Policeman offers a departure for Styles, who has appeared in a pair of big-budget tentpoles with Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk and the Marvel superhero film Eternals. Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2022 Johnson described the follow-up as a departure from the 2019 film, not only in setting, moving from New England to Greece, but in tone and scale. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2022 That campaign strategy marks a departure from just last year, when Biden campaigned in Georgia for Sens. Warnock and Jon Ossoff during their runoff elections. Paulina Tam, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2022 FOX Sports radio host Doug Gottlieb has retracted his incendiary report about Freddie Freeman's departure from the Atlanta Braves, which caused a stir and prompted the filing of a lawsuit earlier this summer. Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 And in a departure from previous Tolkien adaptations, many of Middle-earth’s inhabitants will be played by people of color, from Harfoots to Elves to human heroes. Scottie Andrew, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 During the call, Kramer confirmed that the Academy is in talks to develop a multi-year deal for the show, in a departure from the yearly strategy. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 26 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
Time Traveler
The first known use of departure was in the 15th century