Time off work · Work
go on leave
start time off
To go on leave means to stop working for an agreed period.
This vs that
I'm going on leave next week.
I'm returning to work the week after.
Hear it in real life
When does your colleague go on maternity leave?
She goes on leave at the end of June.
Our manager is going on leave next month, so Daniel will lead the team while she's away.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Go on leave' is the normal phrase for starting an agreed period away from work.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I'm going to leave next Monday for two weeks.
Say: I'm going on leave next Monday for two weeks.
Use 'go on leave' for an agreed period away from work.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
go on ___ leave
She's going on annual leave next Friday.
He went on parental leave in March.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about time off work.
take a day off
I'm going to take a day off next Monday.
be off sick
Tom's been off sick since Tuesday.
Time off work words
Work · Time off work: the words around “go on leave”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I'm going on leave next week.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
go on leave
start time off
“Our manager is going on leave next month, so Daniel will lead the team while she's away.”
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