spare time

[spair tahym]

noun

1. time that is free from the demands of work or other obligations; free time.

   To supplement his income from farming, Mike began making mechanical chicken pluckers in his spare time.

   In her spare time, my aunt does a lot of community volunteer work.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spare time¹

First recorded in 1565–75

Example Sentences

Her struggles led her to become an advocate for Unicef in her spare time.

From BBC

In his spare time, he’s working on a nonfiction book, “I Don’t Belong Here.”

From Los Angeles Times

She was the caregiver for Dale’s aging father, and in her spare time, a Michael Jackson impersonator.

From Los Angeles Times

On leaving film school, she worked as an office administrator but wrote in her spare time.

From BBC

Ash, for example, was inspired by Minhyuk — who paints in his spare time — to reignite her passion for art, leaving the medical field to become a Houston public school art teacher.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• convenience 
• recreation 
• relaxation