on task

prepositional phrase

Engaged in an activity or job.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Engaged in an activity or job.

    In other words, it may be important in a parent meeting to report the fact that their child was on task 30% of the time observed, while the comparison student was on task 85% of the time observed.

    2005, Steven W. Lee, Encyclopedia of School Psychology, page 92
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APA

on task. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20task

MLA

“on task.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20task. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on task,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20task.

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