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spare time

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[spair tahym] / ˈspɛər ˈtaɪm /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of spare time

First recorded in 1565–75

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spare time

But getting the shoes, walking around in my spare time in New York in heels, which Carolyn does in the show and Sarah Pidgeon does not.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

Wilkins does resistance training in her spare time to cope with the stress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

While doing some part-time work, washing up in a fish and chip shop and working for London Underground, he began to spend all his spare time in the museum.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

In his spare time, he obsesses about where to find the perfect slice of New York-style pizza.Follow him on Twitter @CharlesPassy.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026

He’d educated himself in his spare time, had saved his money with the earnestness of a Horatio Alger, started his own newspaper, gone to war, come home, pressed on, moved forward.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

Related Words

• convenience
• recreation
• relaxation