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.
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At the beginning of the 2025 F1 season—and following the departure of veteran driver Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari—Mercedes updated its driver lineup, tapping 18-year-old Italian rookie Kimi Antonelli to join the more seasoned 27-year-old Briton George Russell.—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025 The French house on Friday released a statement officially confirming the departure of its men’s artistic director Véronique Nichanian, without naming a successor.—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025 The crash took place around 15 miles east of the Capital Region International Airport, which has between three and seven departures a day.—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 The community-centric atmosphere of today’s climbing gyms signals a departure from the sensibility of bygone eras, when climbers styled themselves as misfits and loners set apart from society at-large.—Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for departure
Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
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The first known use of departure was
in the 15th century
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