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
ADJ
- fresh, new
- dramatic, fundamental, major, radical, revolutionary, significant
PREP
- ~ from
- This document marks a radical departure from earlier recommendations