English Vocabulary: Time off. Time off is a way to refer to all types of ‘leaves’ from work without giving too many details. It can refer to medical leave, maternity/paternity leave or simply vacation/holidays.
TIME OFF
- A period of time that you do not have to go to work due to illness, holiday, permission, etc.
- She’s going to take some time off after the baby is born.
- They are taking some time off to get some help for their ageing parents.
- I was wondering if I could take some time off at the end of the month.
COLLOCATIONS WITH TIME OFF
- Time off to do something
- Tom would like to get some time off to relax.
- More and more fathers are taking time off to care for their children.
- Time off for something
- It’s hard to get time off for vacation in the U.S.
- I wouldn’t want to use my time off for sick days.
- Time off from something
- Mary is requesting some time off from her job.
- An increasing number of people are receiving time off from work due to stress.
- VERBS USED WITH TIME OFF
- take
- have
- get
- give
- be given
- receive
- request
English Vocabulary
Now that you have seen English Vocabulary: Time off, take a look at our other Vocab Rehab posts:
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