spare time

noun

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

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In their spare time, the Slaughterhouse men landscape, install gutters and patio covers, and engineer pipelines. Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 Mike [White]'s got the spare time to write it. EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025 This type of work will also become increasingly precarious for those who want to do it full time; a college student likely won’t venture on to the streets of NYC to make deliveries between classes, but could easily pop on a headset and crank out a few in their spare time. Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 After the conference, Mao began thinking about the problem in his spare time. Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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