quality time
noun
: time spent giving all of one's attention to someone who is close (such as one's child)
Dad and I spent some quality time together.
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With flights to catch and security to clear, the last thing travelers have in mind is spending quality time contemplating paintings or sculpture.
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Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
See photos of the joyful fathers in Hollywood's older dad's club, spending quality time with their youngest kiddos.
—Anya Leon, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Perched on the 85-mile-long collection of barrier islands known as the Crystal Coast, this under-the-radar place encourages slow living and quality time by the ocean.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
The burden of creating the space is shared, which means that sometimes people take on a little more and others take on a little less all in the name of quality time.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
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Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
See photos of the joyful fathers in Hollywood's older dad's club, spending quality time with their youngest kiddos.
—Anya Leon, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Perched on the 85-mile-long collection of barrier islands known as the Crystal Coast, this under-the-radar place encourages slow living and quality time by the ocean.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
The burden of creating the space is shared, which means that sometimes people take on a little more and others take on a little less all in the name of quality time.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for quality time
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“Quality time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quality%20time. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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