TIME OFF

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A time period when you are not required to work

Example:

he requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

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)