"off time" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} off time (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of off-time Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: off-time
    Sense id: en-off_time-en-adj-KqBmGRIM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: off-time, offtime

Noun

Forms: off times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} off time (countable and uncountable, plural off times)
  1. Time when one is not working. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-off_time-en-noun-qwAPPTbi
  2. Time when the activity of a business is diminished; off-season. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-off_time-en-noun-r6~aidj7
  3. (electronics) The time interval when no current flows. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Electronics
  4. (medicine) Time when the medication for a chronic condition is less effective in controlling symptoms. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-off_time-en-noun-UvXOH65V Topics: medicine, sciences
  5. (motor racing) The point in time when the official starter signals that a race begins, as distinct from the time the race is scheduled to start (post time). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Motor racing
    Sense id: en-off_time-en-noun-WQt38cKh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 2 28 10 58 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: off-time, offtime

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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