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temporary duty
noun
- duty of limited duration performed with an organization other than the one to which a person is normally attached or assigned. : TDY
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Word History and Origins
Origin of temporary duty1
First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences
I am here on temporary duty for a few days, and shall return home next week.
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He next accepted temporary duty at the Tower Chapel, London.
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This is when we were—2400 hours—we were supposed to report in the temporary duty station, which was El Toro, Calif.
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I am sending General Sheridan for temporary duty whilst the enemy is being expelled from the border.
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Therefore it was a matter of back to the shoals for temporary duty, yet of a kind that was very important.
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