spare time

noun

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

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The Brothers Patterson — Dan, 48, Joel, 45, and Andy, 43 — all work together making doors, tables, hearths, and other works of art out of metal and spend their spare time playing heavy metal music together. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024 In her spare time, Fox was a regular on various game shows including The Dating Game, The Chase, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and most notably, a four-time Jeopardy champion. Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 Oct. 2024 Why not knock out an impossible surgery in her spare time? Laura Bradley, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024 In 2011, the couple moved to London and spent much of their spare time traveling to different countries around Europe. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024 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 19 Dec. 2024.

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