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Phrasal Verb Vocabulary - Departures and Arrivals with "On" and "Off"

Here is a list of some of the most common phrasal verbs concerning arrivals and departures using the prepositions ON and OFF. Each phrasal verb includes an explanation and example sentence.

*Category*	*Preposition*	*Phrasal Verb*	*Explanation Notes*	*Example Sentence*
Departures	off	to be off	to places	I'm off to the cinema.
Departures	off	to be off	with time	I'll be off in a few minutes.
Departures	off	to rush off	to leave in a hurry	He rushed off without saying goodbye.
Departures	off	to clear off	to get out of the way	They cleared off before the police arrived.
Departures	off	to take off	used with planes	The plane took off on time.
Departures	off	to see someone off	used when accompanying someone as they depart	I saw my parents off at the airport.
Departures	off	to scare someone off	used when causing a person or animal to leave by frightening them.	He scared other clients off and bought the bargain
Departures	off	to frighten off	used when causing a person or animal to leave by frightening them.	Jack frightened the birds off his vegetable patch.
Departures	off	to set off	used when leaving on a journey of some kind.	They set off early in the morning.
Departures	out	to start out	for a place	I started out for the mountain top.
Departures	out	to check out	used when departing from a hotel	I checked out of the hotel and left for the station.
Departures	out	to pull out	used for trains when departing	The train pulled out a few minutes behind scheduled.
Arrivals	in	to check in	used when arriving at a hotel	He first checked in at the hotel before going to the meeting.
Arrivals	in	to be due in	used with trains, planes and people	He's due in at six this evening.
Arrivals	in	to pull in	used for trains when arriving	The train pulled in right on time.
Arrivals	in	to get in	used with trains, planes and people	His flight gets in at 8 in the morning.
Arrivals	in	to come in	used with trains, planes and people	He came in just in time to speak with Mary.