day off

1. A day away from work, school, or a similar obligation; a free day. For example, Sophie always used her day off to do errands. [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

"That's him. He had two days off after the England camp and after day one he wanted to train," Arteta said.

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"I just focus on having a few days off and obviously shifting the time zone all the way back to wherever we have to get back to, and then focusing on FP1."

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If I have even more energy, maybe some shopping, and, yeah, just enjoying that side of things if it's a full day off.

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The tremor sparked fear and chaos, with many in the Muslim-majority nation of 170 million people at home on their day off.

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The guy who runs my doughnut shop who hasn’t taken a day off in 20 years, literally I was talking to him about this.

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Related Words

• downtime 
• furlough 
• leave of absence 
• respite 
• sabbatical 
• sick leave 
• vacation