time offnoun [ U ]
ukusHRa period of time when you do not work because of illness or holidays, or because your employer has given you permission to do something else:
take/have time off One in five employees admits to taking time off because of stress.
get/be given/receive time off Staff can get time off for a close relative's funeral but not for the funeral of a friend.
time off to do sth Increasing numbers of fathers want time off to care for their children.
time off for sth Research revealed that more than 241,000 people had been unable to take any time off for a holiday in the last year.
There are rules covering time off work for maternity leave, sickness, or other temporary absence.
time off from sth She decided to take some time off from work in order to focus on her family.
additional/extra/more time off The company has introduced a volunteer initiative that lets their workers use flexible schedules to take additional time off for projects in the community.
paid/unpaid time off