offtime

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A form of off time — Time when one is not working.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounofftime (countable and uncountable, plural offtimes)

plural offtimes

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of off time.

    “When I worked for the CIA, my offtime cover was as a personal guide in dangerous parts of the world. I made a bundle. So we're comfortable.”

    2014, Muriel Jensen, Father Found, →ISBN
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    Both offtime and ontime must be adjusted in such a way that a synchronization between the output and the reception of the requests from the intruder is achieved.

    2006, John A. Clark, Richard F. Paige, Fiona A.C. Polack, Security in Pervasive Computing, →ISBN, page 51

    The average elapsed time for those races at the Florida tracks was 46.3 minutes after offtime, with the maximum being 54 minutes and the miniumum being 42 minutes.

    1965, United States Federal Communications Commission, Federal Communications Commission Reports
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APA

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MLA

“offtime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/offtime. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “offtime,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/offtime.

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