On Duty

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
OD
Pronunciation
/ɔn ˈduti/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
Military

Examples in Context

  1. A policeman must not smoke while he is on duty.
  2. There was a comfortable-looking clerk on duty, tapping away on a manual typewriter
  3. It was Mrs Dearden's day off, and Paul was on duty in her place.
  4. We 'll take our turn on duty at 1 p.m.
  5. Extra staff had been put on duty.

Other meanings of OD

On Demand Community
Oxford Dictionary Academic
Off Duty Gov
Office Depot Business
Oregon Diner Business
Oh, Dear Computing
Outer Diameter Academic
Over-Dubbed Community
Off Distance Misc
Ocean Drive Misc