sick time

noun

: the number of days per year for which an employer agrees to pay workers who are unable to work because they are sick

three weeks annual sick time

Examples of sick time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Examples would be when city officials find that a landlord has allowed a property to fall into disrepair or failed to abide by the city’s rent control ordinance, or an employer is not offering paid sick time, the city could issue citations. —Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 2 Nov. 2025

Duffy has said that air traffic controllers who abuse their sick time during the shutdown could be fired. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025

One comment on social media said that Farley authorized firing people who have not met their in-office targets due to holiday or sick time, which Truby said is absolutely not true. —Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025

As an employee hired in 1997, Bush will also be paid half of his sick time upon retirement. —Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for sick time

• airtime
• bedtime
• daytime
• downtime
• enzyme
• halftime
• lifetime
• longtime
• lunchtime
• mealtime
• meantime
• nighttime