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me time

or me-time

[ mee-tahym ]
/ ˈmi ˌtaɪm /
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noun Informal.
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.
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Origin of me time

First recorded in 1980–85
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British Dictionary definitions for me time

me-time

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