predeparture
Prior to going
Predeparture describes the time or activities before leaving on a trip or journey: predeparture checklist, predeparture COVID testing, predeparture orientation for study abroad students.
The term appears most often in travel, aviation, and immigration contexts, referring to requirements or preparations that must be completed before setting out.
Itemized verification guide
- packingPutting items in containers
- luggageTraveler's packed containers
- reservationsDoubts or advance bookings
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
confirmations · tickets · passport · visa · vaccinations · itinerary · accommodations · transportation
State of awaiting something
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- jittersNervous agitation
eagerness · apprehension · bittersweet · nostalgia · countdown · butterflies · restlessness · impatience
Departing salutation
- send-offFarewell gathering or party
- partingAct of leaving another
- leave-takingAct of saying goodbye
- hugsAffectionate arm wraps
valediction · adieu · well-wishes · embraces · tears · closure · sayonara
Position relative to surroundings
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
Transported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
inspection · quarantine · dispatch · tracking · packaging · labeling
checklist
Itemized verification guide
- packingPutting items in containers
- luggageTraveler's packed containers
- reservationsDoubts or advance bookings
booking · confirmations · tickets · passport · visa · vaccinations · itinerary · accommodations · transportation · documents
anticipation
State of awaiting something
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
jitters · eagerness · apprehension · bittersweet · nostalgia · countdown · butterflies · restlessness · impatience · wistfulness
goodbye
Departing salutation
- send-offFarewell gathering or party
- partingAct of leaving another
- leave-takingAct of saying goodbye
hugs · valediction · adieu · well-wishes · embraces · tears · closure · sayonara
orientation
Position relative to surroundings
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
cargo
Transported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
manifest · inspection · quarantine · dispatch · tracking · packaging · labeling
- travel preppacking, checklist, packing list, itinerary, reservation
predeparturearrival
Act of reaching destination
homecoming · return · disembarkation · postflight · debarkation
depart, departure, departed, departing, departs, departures, predestine, predefine, predecease