off-time
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.77 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Occurring at a time other than the normal point in the process of growth and development.
adj
Example Sentences
- "Day care provides that crucial off-time for the caregiver, and it can be a fun, low-pressure, social experience for the care recipients if the older person enjoys socializing and if the clientele are compatible with the older person."
- "With the off-time constant, the on-time is increased to maintain the same peak-to-peak ripple current in the inductor."
- "The primary outcome was the total daily "off-time" of absent or poor motor function as recorded by patients in diaries."
- "Prior to March of 1952 no set time existed between the off-time of a horse race, information as to which was being broadcast, and the actual broadcasting of the results and other data aforementioned as to such race."
- "In the literature these "off-time" youngsters have been termed "early" and "late" developers (Petersen and Taylor, 1980)."
- "In addition to role discontinuity and lack of preparation for new roles, it appears that being "off-time" in taking on new roles or disengaging from old ones may make transitions more stressful, and that taking on multiple roles may be more difficult for the individual than a transition to only one new role or role-set."