me time

Or me-time

[mee tahym]

noun

Informal.

1. time spent focusing on oneself and only doing things one wants to do.

   I’ll try to find some me time when the kids go back to school.

me-time

noun

1. the time a person has to himself or herself, in which to do something for his or her own enjoyment

Word History and Origins

Origin of me-time¹

First recorded in 1980–85