on one's own time

Example Sentences

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It’s as though these songs contain some secret about how to live on one’s own time, surrendering neither hope nor ambition.

From The New Yorker

The bill would not allow employers to punish workers for beliefs expressed on one's own time, such as donating to a campaign against same-sex marriage.

From US News