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 the conference, Mao began thinking about the problem in his spare time. Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025 And in his spare time, Melamud focuses on his family. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025 Created in his spare time, the posts are a mix of both original ideas and reimagined proposals from the city's planning and parks departments' archives. Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 31 July 2025 In her spare time, Berry writes romance novels (under the pen name Carlotta Ardell) with Black characters in the STEM fields as protagonists. Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 30 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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