"on task" meaning in English

See on task in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on task, {{en-PP}} on task
  1. Engaged in an activity or job.
    Sense id: en-on_task-en-prep_phrase-coGE8VWZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prepositional phrase",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "on task",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "on task",
      "name": "en-PP"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2005, Steven W. Lee, Encyclopedia of School Psychology, page 92:",
          "text": "In other words, it may be important in a parent meeting to report the fact that their child was on task 30% of the time observed, while the comparison student was on task 85% of the time observed.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Engaged in an activity or job."
      ],
      "id": "en-on_task-en-prep_phrase-coGE8VWZ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "on task"
}
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prepositional phrase",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "on task",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "on task",
      "name": "en-PP"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English prepositional phrases",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2005, Steven W. Lee, Encyclopedia of School Psychology, page 92:",
          "text": "In other words, it may be important in a parent meeting to report the fact that their child was on task 30% of the time observed, while the comparison student was on task 85% of the time observed.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Engaged in an activity or job."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "on task"
}

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