on duty

See also: on-duty

English

Alternative forms

• on-duty

Prepositional phrase

on duty

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

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

   He was seen drinking on duty.

   She will be on duty from noon to six.

Antonyms

• off duty

Translations

actively engaged...

• Armenian: հերթապահ (hy) (hertʻapah)
• Bulgarian: дежурен (bg) (dežuren)
• Czech: ve službě
• Danish: på arbejde, i tjeneste, have vagt
• French: de service (fr)
• German: in Dienst, Dienst haben (to be on duty)
• Hungarian: ügyeletes (hu), szolgálatban (van/lévő), … műszakban (van/lévő), munka közben
• Irish: ar dualgas
• Polish: dyżurny (pl)
• Spanish: de guardia
• Swedish: i tjänst

See also

• on call