temporary duty

noun

: temporary military service away from one's permanent duty station

Examples of temporary duty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Senior embassy officials were asked to provide comprehensive lists of all employees and their employment status as part of the process, sources said, explaining that the request includes tenured, untenured and temporary duty assignments. —Will Steakin, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025

The dozens of staff members affected by the decision are largely subject matter experts from the State Department, the FBI and the CIA on temporary duty that typically lasts one year to two years. —Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025

That rivalry is also playing out in the form of tariffs, with the EU imposing temporary duties on electric vehicles made in China. —Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 25 July 2024

On Friday, Arango, a Colombian national, pleaded guilty to kidnapping and assaulting two U.S. Army soldiers who were on temporary duty in Bogotá in March 2020. —Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2024

When 100 Air Force reservists returned home from temporary duty in Italy, their C-141 Starlifter landed at the U.S. Coast Guard station at Opa Locka Airport in northern Miami-Dade, not at their headquarters at Homestead Air Force Base, which bore the earmarks of a military attack. —Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2022

The Biden-Harris Administration's executive order also includes temporary duty-free importation of solar cells and modules from Southeast Asia to avoid disruptions to the electric power system. —Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 7 June 2022

Additionally, the money seeks to support U.S. troop deployments on NATO territory, covering the costs of U.S. personnel's transportation and equipment, temporary duty, special pay, airlift and medical support. —BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2022

This includes deployment, field training, temporary duty assignments, etc. —Monica Dunn, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for temporary duty

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• snooty
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• tutti