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

When asked whether the agency can assure the public that recent changes will not affect its ability to forecast fire conditions and alert the public to danger, NWS spokesperson Erica Grow Cei said only that officials are taking steps to refill roles at key locations through short-term temporary duty assignments and reassignments.

From Los Angeles Times

One of these diplomats, who makes up one half of the twin narratives in “The Secret Gate,” was Sam Aronson, a junior Foreign Service officer flown into Kabul on temporary duty in the final days of the U.S. withdrawal.

From Washington Post

One of the documents included in the tweet was a “temporary duty assignment” in early 2001 to South Korea, which are not orders to deploy as Majewski claimed.

From Seattle Times

Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere Brian Nichols told lawmakers during a Feb. 3 hearing that the administration would send "temporary duty consular officers to Havana in the not-too-distant future" but he did not offer any details.

From Reuters

The IG was looking into the actions of Jeffrey Rambo, a Border Patrol agent who was on temporary duty with a Customs and Border Protection unit in the Washington D.C. area in 2017 when he accessed government travel records as part of a leak investigation involving reporter Ali Watkins, who was with Politico at the time and now writes for The New York Times.

From Seattle Times