temporary duty

American  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of temporary duty

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

In 1953, my father, then an Air Force captain and on his way for temporary duty in Korea, was issued a Department of Defense Immunization Certificate, Form 737.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2021

Nettleton denied to his superior officer and others that he had the affair, but investigators later determined that it had happened, according to prosecutors in Jacksonville, where Nettleton had been on temporary duty.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2020

That doesn't include another 1,500 troops considered there "on temporary duty," whose number changes daily, according to the U.S. officials.

From US News • Oct. 20, 2016

The Chief Justice may call any retired judge back to temporary duty in a lower federal court at any time.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016

Women who did get assigned to another section were usually staffed on temporary duty and eventually returned, keeping the two offices full, at least for the moment.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly