off timen.

Brit.

/ˈɒftʌɪm/, U.S.

/ˈɔfˌtaɪm/,

/ˈɑfˌtaɪm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: off adj., time n.

Etymology: < off adj. + time n.

A time when a person is off duty or free from work; a holiday; a time when customary or usual activity or business is reduced or suspended.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > [noun] > time off

remedyc1450

intermission?1566

vacancy1599

by-time1609

off-duty1844

watch below, off1850

stand easy1859

off time1866

time off1881

lay-off1889

make and mend1899

laze-off1924

R and R1952

downtime1971

me time1980

1866 C. Dickens Mugby Junction i, in All Year Round Extra Christmas No., 10 Dec. 6/1 The answer to his inquiry, ‘Where's Lamps?’ was..that it was his off-time.

1894 Mrs. H. Ward Marcella II. iii. iv. 323 In hospital..every hour was full, and there were always orders to follow. And the ‘off’ times were no trouble—I never did anything else but walk up and down the Embankment..or go to the National Gallery.

1936 W. R. Titterton G. K. Chesterton ii. iii. 139 I used the stage there at off times to advertise the plays that we ran.

1940 C. Day Lewis tr. Virgil Georgics i. 24 Winter's an off-time for farmers.

1975 BP Shield Internat. May 1/3 We are insisting on their having their homes within 70 miles of Aberdeen because, should there be an emergency, then they can be easily called in during their off-time to deal with it.

2002 Empire Dec. 36 A director who spends his ‘off-time trying to come up with a new career’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	off time
释义	off timen. Brit. /ˈɒftʌɪm/, U.S. /ˈɔfˌtaɪm/, /ˈɑfˌtaɪm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: off adj., time n. Etymology: < off adj. + time n. A time when a person is off duty or free from work; a holiday; a time when customary or usual activity or business is reduced or suspended. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > [noun] > time off remedyc1450 intermission?1566 vacancy1599 by-time1609 off-duty1844 watch below, off1850 stand easy1859 off time1866 time off1881 lay-off1889 make and mend1899 laze-off1924 R and R1952 downtime1971 me time1980 1866 C. Dickens Mugby Junction i, in All Year Round Extra Christmas No., 10 Dec. 6/1 The answer to his inquiry, ‘Where's Lamps?’ was..that it was his off-time. 1894 Mrs. H. Ward Marcella II. iii. iv. 323 In hospital..every hour was full, and there were always orders to follow. And the ‘off’ times were no trouble—I never did anything else but walk up and down the Embankment..or go to the National Gallery. 1936 W. R. Titterton G. K. Chesterton ii. iii. 139 I used the stage there at off times to advertise the plays that we ran. 1940 C. Day Lewis tr. Virgil Georgics i. 24 Winter's an off-time for farmers. 1975 BP Shield Internat. May 1/3 We are insisting on their having their homes within 70 miles of Aberdeen because, should there be an emergency, then they can be easily called in during their off-time to deal with it. 2002 Empire Dec. 36 A director who spends his ‘off-time trying to come up with a new career’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1866
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