taking leave
Exiting a situation
Taking leave means departing or saying goodbye, often with some formality: After taking leave of her hosts, she walked to the station.
The phrase can also mean beginning a period of authorized absence from work: He's taking leave to care for his father.
To take leave of one's senses is to act irrationally or go temporarily mad.
Leave-taking expression
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
- partingAct of leaving another
- sendoffFarewell event or gesture
- leavetakingAct of saying goodbye
adieu · valediction · separation · exit · so long · au revoir · cheerio · adios
Day of rest
- time offScheduled absence from duties
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
- breakInterrupt continuity
respite · PTO · furlough · personal days · mental health day · staycation · long weekend · sabbatical
Leaving to socialize
- withdrawingRemoving or pulling away
- retiringLeaving the workforce
- departingIn process of leaving
- exitingGoing out from
slipping away · ducking out · bowing out · excusal · permission · authorization · approval · requesting
- madnessMental derangement or folly
- insanitySevere mental illness
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- snappingBreaking with sharp sound
cracking · unhinged · deranged · going crazy · mental break · psychotic · unraveling · hysteria
farewell
Leave-taking expression
leavetaking · adieu · valediction · separation · exit · so long · au revoir · cheerio · adios · bon voyage
holiday
Day of rest
break · respite · PTO · furlough · personal days · mental health day · staycation · long weekend · sabbatical · hiatus
stepping out
Leaving to socialize
- withdrawingRemoving or pulling away
- retiringLeaving the workforce
- departingIn process of leaving
exiting · slipping away · ducking out · bowing out · excusal · permission · authorization · approval · requesting · notification
losing grip
snapping · cracking · unhinged · deranged · going crazy · mental break · psychotic · unraveling · hysteria · delusion
taking leavearriving
Reaching a destination
coming · showing up · turning up · rolling in · entering
taking leavestaying
Continuing in place
remaining · sticking around · staying put · lingering · settling in
take, taking, takes, taken, taker, takers, leave, leaves, leaving