quality time

noun

1. time devoted exclusively to nurturing a cherished person or activity.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quality time¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

"I know we're told to focus on quality time, physical touch and gaze into each other's eyes lovingly but actually I am shouting at my husband to turn the eggs off."

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Clinical psychologist Dr Amani Milligan says spending quality time together is also important.

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Once a year, one side of the family hops on a flight and jets out to the other coast to spend some quality time together.

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"As a result, there would be more robots taking care of people, with care workers being paid a minimum wage to service the robots, which is the opposite of this vision that robots are going to give time back to care workers to spend quality time with residents, to talk."

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Instead, she sets out a weekly menu of mostly nonacademic choices, in 15-20 minute blocks: quality time with a loved one, time spent organizing something at home or teaching someone else a skill.

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