departure process
noun phraseUK /dɪˈpɑːtʃə ˈprəʊsɛs/
US /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər ˈprɑːsɛs/
The steps you follow when you leave a place, like an airport, to go on a trip.
We finished the departure process at the airport and then waited for our plane.
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2. The series of actions a company or team follows when someone leaves their job.
HR explained the departure process for employees who retire.
3. The way a train, bus, or plane gets ready and leaves on time.
The station manager watched the departure process for the morning train.
4. In science, the steps by which something moves away from a place.
The scientists studied the departure process of particles from the surface.