off-the-job
Americanadjective
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done, received, or happening away from or while not at one's job.
off-the-job research.
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temporarily not employed.
off-the-job union members.
Etymology
Origin of off-the-job
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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To undertake an apprenticeship, learners are required to be employed for a minimum of 21 hours per week, including off-the-job training.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
The cabinet also approved an education law that entitles young people to paid off-the-job training.
From Reuters • Mar. 29, 2023
There is no Googling a forest fire or a melting glacier or a hurricane and showing my children the harmless, off-the-job image.
From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2021
On May 12, 2009, she got a written reprimand for “loss of license, off-the-job conduct, conduct not becoming.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2019
Given the opportunity to qualify for all specialties, Negroes—albeit their number was limited to the small group in the general service—quickly gained equal treatment in off-the-job activities.
From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.
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