Synonyms and antonyms of The working day in British Thesaurus

at work ()

at the place where you work

billable time (noun)

the time that a professional person such as a lawyer can charge a client for

business hours (noun)

the hours that a shop or other business is usually open

clock in ()

in a factory, to pass a special card through a piece of equipment to record that you have arrived at work

clock off ()

in a factory, to pass a special card through a piece of equipment to record that you are leaving work

clock-watching (noun)

the practice of not concentrating on your work because you wish it was time to stop

come in ()

to go to work

core time (noun)

a period during working hours when workers must be at work even if they are on flexitime

dress-down day (noun)

a day on which employees are allowed to wear informal clothes to work

flexible working (noun)

ways of working that allow you to live your life in the way you want, for example working from home or working hours that are different from the usual 9 to 5 day

flexitime (noun)

British a system in which workers choose the hours each day that they work, as long as the hours add up to the same fixed number of hours every week or month

FT (abbreviation)

full-time

full-time (adjective)

done for the number of hours that people normally work in a complete week. Part-time work or study is done during just some of these hours

full-time (adverb)

during the number of hours that people normally work in a complete week

long (adjective)

if you work long hours or a long day, you work more than usual

make up ()

to work at different times from usual because you have not worked enough at the normal times

man-hour (noun)

the amount of work that one person can do in an hour. Some people avoid using this word because they think it is offensive to women, and they use person-hour instead.

night (adjective)

working at night

nights (noun)

if someone works nights, or is on nights, they go to work at night

night shift (noun)

the period of time that people work at night, instead of working during the day

night shift (noun)

the people who work during the night

nine-to-five (adjective)

a nine-to-five job is a normal office job, in which you usually work from nine o’clock until five o’clock

overtime (noun)

extra hours that someone works at their job

placement (noun)

a place where someone goes to live, study, or work

presenteeism (noun)

the practice of spending more hours at work than you are paid for according to your contract

punch in (American)

American clock in

punch out ()

to clock off

shift (noun)

a period of work time in a factory, hospital, or other place where some people work during the day and some work at night

shift (noun)

the people who work during a particular shift

split shift (noun)

a period of work that is divided into two separate parts with a long break between them

time card (noun)

a card that is used in a time clock for recording what time you start and finish work

time sheet (noun)

a piece of paper on which you write the hours that you have worked in a particular period

unsociable (adjective)

British an unsociable job is one in which you have to work at unusual times of the day so that you do not have much time to spend with your family or friends

unsocial (adjective)

British someone who works unsocial hours works at unusual times of the day, so that they do not have much time to spend with their family or friends

uptime (noun)

time when you are working and cannot relax

water cooler (noun)

journalism used for referring to the situation or place in an office where people talk in an informal way

work (noun)

the time that someone spends doing their job

workday (noun)

mainly American a working day

working day (noun)

the period of time that you work in one day