spare time

noun

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

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Between those obligations, the 47-year-old admittedly didn’t have much spare time for dating. Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026 Vise works on cold cases in his spare time. Audrey Abrahams, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026 His enthusiasm for poetry is shared by Junhee’s mother, Sunhee, who also writes, in her spare time, and has also published a bit. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026 In his spare time Jackson enjoyed rooting for the Knicks, working out and writing hip hop music. Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026 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 17 Mar. 2026.

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