at work meaning

Definition of at work

1. on the job
   • had been at work for over an hour before her boss arrived

   Similar: busy

at work in a sentence

• He is at work now, but will be coming home at seven.
• I'd like to spend less time at work and more time at home.
• Every time I went to see him, I found him at work.
• I often read comic books in my spare time at work.
• She got into hot water when her boyfriend called her at work.

How to pronounce at work

at work is pronounced /ət wɜːk/ in British English and /æt wɝk/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.