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free time

NOUN
downtime
Synonyms
STRONGEST
spare time
STRONG
break freedom halt interim interlude intermission letup lull pause recess repose respite rest spell stay suspension
WEAK
breathing spell time on one's hands time out time to burn time to kill
Antonyms
STRONG
continuation disturbance energy go persistence

Example Sentences

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Tilley, now retired, lives in St. Leonards-on-Sea, a resort town about 70 miles southeast of London, where she spends her free time gardening and going to the movies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

He read books on finance in his free time and helped his bandmates with their taxes.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

The most popular one doing the rounds on social media here right now is a teen who was asked by BBC News what she intends to do with all her newfound free time.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

Look for free or low-cost ways to spend your free time.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

In what little free time they had, they fished and hunted, quilted and kept chickens, tended their gardens, and had children who played with simple toys such as marbles or animals roughly carved from wood.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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