spare time

noun

: the time when one is not working : free time
He likes to ski in his spare time.

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Created in his spare time, the posts are a mix of both original ideas and reimagined proposals from the city's planning and parks departments' archives. Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 31 July 2025 In her spare time, Berry writes romance novels (under the pen name Carlotta Ardell) with Black characters in the STEM fields as protagonists. Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025 Intellectually voracious, Roger reads Michel Foucault and Franz Kafka in his spare time. Brooke Allen, New Yorker, 12 July 2025 In her spare time, Hammer has donated more than 100 hours to community service. Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for spare time

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“Spare time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spare%20time. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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