on the q.t.

1. 1.

   in secrecy; not openly

   “met secretly to discuss the invasion plans”

   “the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library”

   “they arranged to meet in secret”

   Synonymssecretlyin secreton the QT

Questions about on the q.t.

What does on the q.t. mean?

on the q.t. means "in secrecy; not openly".

What is another word for on the q.t.?

Close synonyms include secretly, in secret, on the QT. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.