report for duty

idiom

: to show up for work
Please report for duty at 7 a.m.

Examples of report for duty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Shelter, who works in the emergency room at Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba, has received orders to report for duty before the end of July and is likely to be assigned to a combat unit as a paramedic. Raphael Poch, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2024 Kenneth Taveras had enlisted in the Army and was scheduled to report for duty in three months. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2024 Waring told the Tammany freeloaders to report for duty or beat it. Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024 Yet the moment Israel came under attack, Brothers and Sisters in Arms called on all reserve soldiers to report for duty and mobilized an enormous civilian volunteer effort to support Israelis affected by the war. Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for report for duty 

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“Report for duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/report%20for%20duty. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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