spare time

noun

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

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Concerned Mom in California Dear Mom: Mentally healthy adults do not spend their spare time fantasizing about extreme violence. Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 9 Feb. 2025 Unsurprisingly then, McKennie has not spent his spare time studying videos of other left-backs. Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025 It’s often seen as optional and reserved for when there’s spare time, but that time rarely comes. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, Rebecca divides her spare time between her best friend Bella (Rachel Sennott) and her long-estranged, terminally ill father William (Perry Yung). Tomris Laffly, Variety, 26 Jan. 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 22 Feb. 2025.

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