spare time

noun

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

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Born in Toronto, Bauza moved from Canada to the United States to study animation, picking up voiceover work in his spare time, according to his IMDB profile. — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 The managers who acted on the data were the ones who already had the instinct and the spare time. — Simon De Baene, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Microsoft employee Tuong Do used The Garage to develop Mouse Without Borders in his spare time, working on it during evenings and weekends. — Tom Warren, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026 In their spare time, these scientists listen to house music, train for marathons, and hang out with the adorable 2026 class of Wunderkind pets. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 7 Oct. 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 2 Nov. 2026.

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