Off-time
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Off-time is a noun meaning (social psychology) Occurring at a time other than the normal point in the process of growth and development.
Meaning
(social psychology) Occurring at a time other than the normal point in the process of growth and development.
More Meanings
- Out of sync; unsynchronized.
- Occurring at a non-normal time.
Example Sentences
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.
In the literature these "off-time" youngsters have been termed "early" and "late" developers (Petersen and Taylor, 1980).
An off-time transition is difficult to deal with because no norms of behavior or social rituals exist to guide the person experiencing the change.
Word Forms
- off-times
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antichronical, premature, postadolescent, delayed, off-peak, immature.
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