change off

change off
change off
[for people] to alternate in doing something. •

Tom and I changed off so neither of us had to answer the phone all the time.

Let's change off every 30 minutes.

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{v.}, {informal} To take turns doing something; alternate. * /John and Bill changed off at riding the bicycle./ * /Bob painted one patch of wall and then he changed off with Tom./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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