depart
verb (used without object)
to go away; leave.
are departing
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present progressiveof depart.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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During an update before 23:30 it emerged that two of the jurors would be unavailable for service on Friday because they are departing on planned holidays.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Rhys Mendes and Sharon Kozicki are departing as deputy governors of the seven-member governing council.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Both Dickerson and DuBois are departing CBS News later this month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Overnight, OpenAI announced that it had an “agreement in principal” to reinstall Sam Altman as C.E.O., while the board members who pushed him out are departing.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
‘We are departing as quickly as we may!’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
