Arrival and Departure

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Arrival

Arrival noun - The act of coming upon a scene.
Usage example: the groom blamed his belated arrival for the wedding on a huge traffic snarl
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Departure is an antonym for arrival in topics: coming to a destination, something that makes it to a destination.
Nearby Words: arrive, arrived, arriving

Departure

Departure noun - The act of leaving a place.
Usage example: his sudden departure left them wondering if they'd upset him
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Arrival is an antonym for departure in topics: leaving, expected.
Nearby Words: depart, departed, departing
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How words are described

original original arrival original departure
initial initial arrival initial departure
big big arrival big departure
untimely untimely arrival untimely departure
Other adjectives: main, new, early, final, mysterious, unusual, official, inevitable, subsequent, impending, imminent, eventual, coming, recent, sudden, scheduled.

Both words in one sentence

  • In Indonesia, train stations play this sound as a sign of train departure and arrival.
    Source: Westminster Chimes
  • Never My Fault Their discussion becomes so heated that both of them miss the arrival and departure of the elevator.
    Source: Never My Fault
  • Three of these were spent walking to the array housing the wormholes, and another five hundred meters walking around the departure and arrival halls.
    Source: Literature / Final Days
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