Meanings
alternative OTOT
- SingaporeslangWithout hurry or urgency, at one's own pace.
[…] it’s at your own time and own target. And you can have fun with your friends.
2023 December 12, Christine Tan, quoting Tedrick Tay, “Festival showcases card and digital games on social issues, including mental health”, in The Straits Times, Singapore1 more example
Own time, own target. Army use: To perform a task at one’s own leisure or by using one’s discretion. Civilian use: Ditto. Example: This assignment doesn’t have an urgent deadline, so own time, own target.
2005 June 19, Hong Xinyi, The Sunday Times, quoted in Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings Limited
Origin
Originally military slang.
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