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on-duty

on-duty is the alternative spelling of on duty.

Meaning of on duty

Prepositional phrase

  1. Actively engaged in an assigned task, duty or occupation.
    • I'm supposed to go on duty at 0800 hours.
    Antonyms:
    off duty

Questions about on-duty

What is on-duty the alternative spelling of?
On-duty is the alternative spelling of on duty.

Words near on-duty in the dictionary

  1. on-camera
  2. on-campus
  3. on-chain
  4. on-demand
  5. on-die
  6. on-duty
  7. on-field
  8. on-glide
  9. on-glides
  10. on-going
  11. on-guard

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