off duty

prepositional phrase

Not engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation.

“I won't be going off duty until about six.”

Opposite
on duty
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Meanings

prepositional phrase

alternative off-duty

  1. Not engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation.

    I won't be going off duty until about six.

    2 more examples

    The policeman was off duty but had his gun.

    Officially I think you're crazy. Unofficially I'm off duty.

    1944, Philip MacDonald, Action in Arabia, spoken by Matthew Reed (Robert Armstrong)

    Antonyms: on duty

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseNot engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation.

Opposite
on duty

Translations

Polish poza służbą
  • poza służbąnot engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
Russian вне службы
  • вне службы (vne služby)not engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
Spanish que no está de turno, fuera de turno
  • que no está de turnonot engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
  • fuera de turnonot engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
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APA

off duty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20duty

MLA

“off duty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20duty. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off duty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20duty.

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