working remote

Meanings

1. 1phrasefixed phraseinformal

   Doing your job from home or another place outside the office, usually using the internet.

   Grammar: Used after 'be' or as a noun phrase: I am working remote; Working remote saves time. Not used before a noun.

   Patterns

   • be working remote
   • working remote from somewhere

   Since the pandemic, she has been working remote two days a week.

   He enjoys working remote because he avoids the long commute.

   Working remote from a coffee shop can be distracting.

2. 2noununcountableinformal

   The practice or arrangement of doing your job away from the office.

   Grammar: Used as a noun phrase, often after 'do' or 'start': Working remote is common now. No plural form.

   Patterns

   • start working remote
   • do working remote

   Working remote has become normal for many tech companies.

   The manager approved working remote for the whole team.

   She wrote a guide about working remote effectively.

Common combinations

be working remote

They are working remote this week.

working remote from home

Working remote from home requires good internet.

start working remote

The company started working remote last year.

working remote full-time

He is working remote full-time now.

Synonyms and how they differ

working remotely

More formal and standard; use this in writing or careful speech.

telecommuting

Older and more formal; often implies using a computer to work from home.

remote work

A noun phrase; focus on the arrangement, not the activity.

Opposites

Word family

remote work noun

The general term for working away from a central office.

remote worker noun

A person who works remotely.

work remotely verb

The verb phrase meaning to do your job away from the office.

Commonly confused: working remote or remote?

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