be off script

been off script, is off script, was off script

Definition

Definition of be off script - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

performance

deviate from the prepared text

During the speech, she was off script and added personal anecdotes.

deviate

digress

stray

unplannednot following the planned sequence of events

The actor was off script and improvised his lines.

improvised

unrehearsed

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Expressions with script

script out

write a detailed script for something

The director asked the writer to script out the entire scene.

off script

adv.

not following the planned script

The actor went off script during the live performance.

flip the script

challenge or change the usual way of doing something

The new CEO decided to flip the script on company policies.

rewriting the script

changing the original plan or approach

The team is rewriting the script to improve the project's outcome.

stick to the script

follow the planned sequence of events or actions

The actor decided to stick to the script during the performance.

cursive script

elegant writing style used in formal documents

The invitation was written in cursive script.

Examples of be off script in a sentence

She went off script during the presentation and spoke from the heart.
She went off script during the live broadcast.
The speech went off script due to technical issues.

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French:improviser, sortir du scénario, ...
German:vom vorbereiteten Text abweichen, vom Skript abweichen, ...
Italian:uscire dal discorso preparato, improvvisare, ...
Spanish:desviarse del guion, salirse del guion, ...
Portuguese:desviar-se do texto, fora do roteiro, ...
Chinese:偏离文本, 偏离剧本, ...
Japanese:原稿から逸れる, アドリブをする, ...
Arabic:خَرَجَ عَنِ النَّصِّ, ...
Hebrew:לִסְטוֹת מֵהַטֶּקְסְט, לִסְטוֹת מֵהַתַּסְרִיט, ...
Russian:отклоняться от текста, импровизировать, ...
Ukrainian:відхилятися від тексту, відхилятися від сценарію, ...
Hindi:लिखे हुए पाठ से हटना, पटकथा से हटकर बोलना, ...
Bengali:প্রস্তুত পাঠ থেকে বিচ্যুত হওয়া, পরিকল্পনার বাইরে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:desviar-se del guió, estar fora de guió, ...
Czech:odchýlit se od textu, odchýlit se od scénáře, ...
Danish:afvige fra manuskriptet, afvige, ...
Dutch:van de tekst afwijken, buiten het script zijn, ...
Greek:παρεκκλίνω από το κείμενο, αυτοσχεδιάζω, ...
Hungarian:eltérni a szövegkönyvtől, eltérni a forgatókönyvtől, ...
Khmer:និយាយក្រៅអត្ថបទដែលបានរៀបចំ, ធ្វើខុសពីសាច់រឿង, ...
Korean:텍스트에서 벗어나다, 대본에서 벗어나다, ...
Persian:از متن خارج شدن, بداهه گفتن, ...
Polish:odbiegać od tekstu, improwizować, ...
Portuguese (BR):desviar-se do roteiro, estar fora do roteiro, ...
Romanian:a devia de la text, a improviza, ...
Swedish:avvika från manus, improvisera, ...
Thai:ออกนอกบท, นอกบท, ...
Turkish:metinden sapmak, doğaçlama yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:nói ngoài kịch bản, không theo kịch bản, ...

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