spare time

noun

: the time when one is not working : free time
He likes to ski in his spare time.

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Withee attributed her early interest to her mother, a software engineer, who encouraged her to do math workbooks in her spare time as a child. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025 Dynamic webpages led to the rise of blogging, first as an experiment (some, like Justin Hall’s and Dave Winer’s, are still around today) and then as something anyone could do in their spare time. ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025 My ambition was to enlarge the opportunity of use for the same clients—to dress them for daily use, for the office, and for their spare time. Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 In his spare time away from the stage, Davis dedicates his life to befriending and dialoguing with white supremacists and members of the KKK. Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spare time

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“Spare time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spare%20time. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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