TIME OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does time off mean? 

• TIME OFF (noun)
  The noun TIME OFF has 1 sense:

1. a time period when you are not required to work

  Familiarity information: TIME OFF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TIME OFF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A time period when you are not required to work

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Context example:

he requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral

Hypernyms ("time off" is a kind of...):

period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "time off"):

compensatory time (time off that is granted to a worker as compensation for working overtime)

free time; spare time (time available for hobbies and other activities that you enjoy)

day off (a day when you are not required to work)

leisure; leisure time (time available for ease and relaxation)

leave; leave of absence (the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty)

Antonym:

work time (a time period when you are required to work)

 Context examples 

Alternatively, if you are taking time off from romance, you might travel to see a friend or sibling.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Program (CMBP) represents an effort by the NCI to broaden participation in cancer-related research and training activities by minorities, individuals with disabilities, and individuals seeking to reenter an active research career after taking time off to attend to family responsibilities.

(Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Program, NCI Thesaurus)

When you can take time off and relax, do.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

If you can take time off, doing so in late February would be ideal.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)