on duty

phrase

: engaged in or responsible for an assigned task or duty
not allowed to take personal calls while on duty

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That rhythm breaks when Santosh, her lover and a fellow migrant worker, is killed in a truck accident while on duty in his booth. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 This can be as simple as having enough staff on duty to supervise addiction recovery groups or educational, vocational, and other types of programs like the new Prison Fellowship Academy at Federal Correctional Institution El Reno in Oklahoma. — Scott Peyton, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Among the most contentious is Japan's lack of primary jurisdiction over crimes committed by US military personnel while on duty. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 The air traffic controller handling the flight in the control tower at the time of the crash had only been on duty for 17 minutes when the crash happened, the NTSB said. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on duty

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“On duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20duty. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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