off duty

ɔf ˈdjuːti

Definition

Definition of off duty - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

employmentnot working or on a shift

The officer was off duty when the incident occurred.

Adverb

worknot working or on a break from duty

The officer was off duty when the incident occurred.

off the clock

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Expressions with off duty

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go off duty

stop working at a job or shift

The nurse will go off duty at 7 p.m.

Expressions with duty

duty calls

exp.

responsibility requires immediate attention

I have to leave now, duty calls.

beyond the call of duty

exp.

more than what is needed or expected in a duty

She went beyond the call of duty to help her team.

do one's duty

do what is required by rules or responsibility

He always tries to do his duty.

tour of duty

period of work in a specific role

His tour of duty as a manager ends next month.

path of duty

journey of fulfilling one's responsibilities

Her path of duty led her to many places.

do duty for

serve as a substitute for something

The old bucket will do duty for a flower pot.

Terms with off duty included in their meaning

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civilian clothing

military

non-uniform attire worn by military personnel off duty

stand down

work shift

go off duty

rest and recuperation

medical

period taken off from work or duty to recover strength

ODO

acr.

acr: off-duty officer

police officer not working now

weekly rest

legal

fixed time each week when a worker is officially off duty

Examples of off duty in a sentence

Off duty firefighters helped during the emergency.
She was off duty and enjoying a quiet evening.
The nurse was off duty during the hospital emergency.

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French:en congé, en repos, ...
German:außer Dienst, ...
Italian:fuori servizio, ...
Spanish:fuera de servicio, en descanso, ...
Portuguese:fora de serviço, ...
Chinese:不在值班的, 不在值班, ...
Japanese:非番の, 非番で, ...
Arabic:خارِج الخِدْمَة, خَارِجَ الْخِدْمَة, ...
Hebrew:לֹא בְּתַפְקִיד, מִחוּץ לִשְׁעוֹת הָעֲבוֹדָה, ...
Russian:вне службы, не при исполнении, ...
Ukrainian:не на службі, поза службою, ...
Hindi:ड्यूटी से बाहर, ड्यूटी पर नहीं, ...
Bengali:ডিউটিতে নেই, ডিউটির বাইরে, ...
Catalan:fora de servei, de descans, ...
Czech:mimo službu, ve volnu, ...
Danish:fri, fri fra arbejde, ...
Dutch:vrij van dienst, vrij, ...
Greek:εκτός υπηρεσίας, εκτός καθήκοντος, ...
Hungarian:szolgálaton kívüli, szolgálaton kívül, ...
Khmer:មិននៅវេនធ្វើការ, ក្រៅម៉ោងបំពេញការងារ, ...
Korean:비번인, 비번이다, ...
Persian:خارج از شیفت, در مرخصی, ...
Polish:poza służbą, po służbie, ...
Portuguese (BR):fora de serviço, ...
Romanian:în afara serviciului, în timpul liber, ...
Swedish:ledig, på ledighet, ...
Thai:นอกเวลางาน, ไม่ได้เข้าเวร, ...
Turkish:görev dışı, görevde değil, ...
Vietnamese:ngoài giờ làm việc, ngoài giờ, ...

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