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spare time

American  

[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

Because I think and talk and read about investing all day long, I typically don’t read financial or business books in my spare time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

She added that one afternoon she found herself "with a bit of spare time" and decided to work her way through the pile.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

I watched this drama the other day from Dam Good Coffee, where I met with two guys who live in the neighborhood and, in their spare time, have been doing a lot of thinking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 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

Aureliano Segundo was so enthusiastic over the progress of his daughter that from a traveling salesman he bought a six-volume English encyclopedia with many color prints which Meme read in her spare time.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Related Words

• convenience
• recreation
• relaxation