- Not engaged in or responsible for assigned work.
- Of or relating to the periods when a person is not engaged in or responsible for assigned work.
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Dictionary:
off-du·ty (ôf'dū'tē, -dyū'-, ŏf'-) |
| Idioms: on duty |
At one's post, at work, as in The new nurse was on duty that evening, or The watchman was fired because he was drunk on duty. [Mid-1600s] The antonym,
off duty, means "not engaged in one's work," as in Captain Smith was much more amiable when he was off duty. [Mid-1800s]
| WordNet: off-duty |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
not performing or scheduled for duties
Synonyms: off, off duty
| enjoinder | |
| stand-down | |
| duty (Idiom) |
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