off the clock

Definition of off the clock - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

job

not working or on duty

She likes to read when she's off the clock.

free

unavailable

leisure

relaxing or enjoying leisure time

They went to the beach off the clock.

relaxing

unwinding

unpaid

not being paid for work

He helped with the project off the clock.

unpaid

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Expressions with clock

clock in

record the start of a work period

She clocks in at 9 AM every day.

clock out

end a work period by recording time

She will clock out at 5 PM.

ticking clock

clock making a repetitive ticking sound

The ticking clock in the room was soothing.

clock off

leave work by recording departure time

She clocks off at 5 PM every day.

put the clock back

change the time to an earlier hour

We need to put the clock back this weekend.

around the clock

adv.

continuously without stopping

The store is open around the clock.

Examples of off the clock in a sentence

The nurse stayed off the clock until her shift began.
He enjoys painting off the clock.
She reads novels off the clock.
She volunteered at the event off the clock.
They discussed the proposal off the clock.

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French:en dehors de ses heures de travail, en dehors des heures de travail, ...
German:dienstfrei, in ihrer Freizeit, ...
Italian:fuori servizio, nel tempo libero, ...
Spanish:fuera de servicio, en su tiempo libre, ...
Portuguese:fora do horário de trabalho, descontraidamente, ...
Chinese:下班, 在闲暇时, ...
Japanese:勤務時間外に, 仕事を離れて, ...
Arabic:خَارِجَ أَوْقَاتِ العَمَل, خَارِج أَوْقَات العَمَل, ...
Hebrew:מִחוּץ לִשְׁעוֹת הָעֲבוֹדָה, מִחוּץ לְשָׁעוֹת הָעֲבוֹדָה, ...
Russian:в нерабочее время, в свободное время, ...
Ukrainian:поза роботою, у вільний час, ...
Hindi:काम से छुट्टी पर, फुर्सत में, ...
Bengali:কাজের বাইরে, অবসরে, ...
Catalan:fora de servei, en el seu temps lliure, ...
Czech:mimo službu, ve volnu, ...
Danish:fri, i fritiden, ...
Dutch:vrij, ...
Greek:εκτός υπηρεσίας, σε ελεύθερο χρόνο, ...
Hungarian:munkaidőn kívül, szabadidejében, ...
Khmer:ក្រៅម៉ោងធ្វើការ, នៅពេលទំនេរពីការងារ, ...
Korean:퇴근 후, 여가 시간에, ...
Persian:خارج از ساعت کاری, در وقت فراغت, ...
Polish:po pracy, poza godzinami pracy, ...
Portuguese (BR):fora do expediente, sem remuneração, ...
Romanian:în afara orelor de serviciu, în timpul liber, ...
Swedish:ledig, på fritiden, ...
Thai:นอกเวลางาน, ในเวลาว่าง, ...
Turkish:mesai dışında, boş zamanlarında, ...
Vietnamese:ngoài giờ làm, trong lúc không làm việc, ...

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