“own time”

The following 4 entries include the term own time.

a legend in one's own time

idiom

: a person who is famous while still living for doing something extremely well

in its own time

idiom

: at the time that is right or appropriate for one and not sooner

in one's own time

idiom

: the time during which a company is not paying a worker

on one's own time

idiom

: the time during which a company is not paying a worker


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