definition time in lieu
time off in lieu noun [U]. âº âtime that an âemployee who has âworked âextra âhours may take off from âwork: Our âworkers take âtime off in âlieu rather than âaccumulate high âearnings on âovertime. (Definition of time off in lieu from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).Browse.time off in lieuâ: synonyms and related words: 1  absentee. 2  Boxing Day. 3  break. 4  career break. 5  comp time. 6  compassionate leave. 7  holiday. 8  hols. 9  legal holiday. 10  parental leave. 11  paternity leave. 12  public holiday. 13  R and R. 14  recess. 15  sickie. 16  skive. 17  take sth off. 18  tea break. 19  toil. 20  weekend.