on duty

prepositional phrase

Actively engaged in an assigned task, duty or occupation.

“He was seen drinking on duty.”

Opposite
off duty
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Meanings

prepositional phrase

alternative on-duty

  1. Actively engaged in an assigned task, duty or occupation.

    He was seen drinking on duty.

    2 more examples

    I'm supposed to go on duty at 0800 hours.

    She will be on duty from noon to six.

    Antonyms: off duty

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Opposite
off duty

Translations

Bulgarian дежурен
  • дежурен (dežuren)actively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
Czech ve službě
  • ve služběactively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
Danish på arbejde, i tjeneste
  • på arbejdeactively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
  • i tjenesteactively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
  • have vagtactively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
French de service
  • de serviceactively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
German in Dienst, Dienst haben
  • in Dienstactively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
  • Dienst habenactively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
Hungarian ügyeletes, szolgálatban (van/lévő)
  • ügyeletesactively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
  • szolgálatban (van/lévő)actively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
  • … műszakban (van/lévő)actively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
  • munka közbenactively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
Irish ar dualgas
  • ar dualgasactively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
Polish na służbie, dyżurny
  • na służbieactively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
  • dyżurnyactively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
Romanian la datorie
  • la datorieactively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
Russian на дежурстве, при исполнении
  • на дежурстве (na dežurstve)actively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
  • при исполнении (pri ispolnenii)actively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
Spanish de guardia, de turno
  • de guardiaactively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
  • de turnoactively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
  • de servicioactively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
Swedish i tjänst
  • i tjänstactively engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation
Cite this entry
APA

on duty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20duty

MLA

“on duty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20duty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on duty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20duty.

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