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before going on leave vs before my leave

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Before going on leave' is more general and refers to anyone taking leave, while 'before my leave' refers to the speaker's own leave.
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Last updated: September 15, 2024 • 18522 views

before going on leave

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something will happen or needs to be done before someone takes a leave of absence.

Examples:

  • Please complete the report before going on leave.
  • I need to finish my tasks before going on leave.
  • Jun 24, 2024 ... ... they needed to work FT before going on leave to get their leave entitlement calculated at the FT rate. Upvote 2. Downvote Reply reply
  • Jan 13, 2023 ... ... before going on leave. My fan fiction looked something like this, framed in terms of problems and solutions: Problem: I'm going on leave and ...
  • Jan 4, 2024 ... Ok, which one of you broke legislation.gov.au right before going on leave? Miscellaneous. It's actually worse than the National Map, and ...
  • Mar 24, 2023 ... About two months before going on leave, to try to create more “ambient” awareness of my imminent departure, I updated my Slack name to ...
  • Mar 24, 2021 ... ... before going on leave. Between patients, I fielded prior authorizations and demands for return calls, all while trying to understand the ...
  • Jun 23, 2015 ... (1) Before going on leave. I provided my employer with a list of projects I would complete in advance of my departure. I front-loaded these ...
  • Sep 22, 2009 ... Before going on leave, I was doing an exhaustive turn-over with the new captain and chief. Mid-sentence, the chief stopped me and said ...
  • Oct 20, 2021 ... ... before going on leave. We optimized and updated our automations. One major focus has been on something that isn't so outward facing, working ...
  • Jun 24, 2022 ... Plan ahead to accomplish key tasks before going on leave. 2. Think about how to maintain lab culture. 3. Say no to non-essential commitments. 4 ...

Alternatives:

  • before taking leave
  • before going on vacation
  • before going on a break
  • before going on holiday
  • before going on time off

before my leave

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to specify that something should be done or considered before the speaker's own leave.

Examples:

  • I need to submit the project before my leave starts.
  • Let's discuss the schedule before my leave.
  • May 31, 2024 ... I got laid off two weeks before my leave started. My kid was 6 weeks old and we planned to wait for my leave until my wife's was done bc of ...
  • Jul 23, 2024 ... Some of that going “good” was because of the work I did right before my leave. I do think if you keep your business in a perpetual state of ...
  • Feb 14, 2024 ... I waited til like the day before my leave was up! But I was genuinely struggling with the decision. Upvote -1. Downvote Reply reply
  • Dec 20, 2018 ... Then about two months before my leave, I told everyone on my newsletter list. Set scheduling expectations, and communicate them. Before my ...
  • Feb 22, 2024 ... ... here (but I ended up quitting like 3 days before my leave was over so I guess it didn't really matter lol). Upvote 2. Downvote Award
  • Jul 16, 2024 ... When I think about the biggest things I had to prep before my leave, it was: Internal communication things for our team; Autoresponders and ...
  • Jun 7, 2023 ... They have to pay me if I do any work at all. I remember we were going on an overseas vacation right before my leave ended. Every time I leave ...
  • Apr 28, 2024 ... As a second time working mom, I knew the drill - get my newborn daughter to drink milk from a bottle before my leave ends, so that I can be ...
  • Preparing the entire team well before my leave also provided another benefit: because so much time and care went into ensuring everyone had what they needed ...

Alternatives:

  • before my time off
  • before my vacation
  • before my break
  • before my holiday
  • before my absence

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