spare time

noun

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

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After vibe coding with Claude in her spare time for about a month and a half, Dog-e-dex is now live on the App Store. Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 4 June 2025 The Hutts had some spare time one week, between seeing the Knicks play the Warriors and going to the opera. Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025 Hayes, who coaches her son’s fifth-grade basketball team in her spare time, can easily draw the parallels between both worlds to identify the building blocks that ensure people function well together. Jack McCullough, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 Lynch spends much of her spare time riding her four quarter horses. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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