time to spare
Example Sentences
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She speculated that the older people were the ones who had the time to spare.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
She had to criss-cross Houston for work and there was no time to spare.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025
Sylvia Campos, a council member who opposed the plant, said it wouldn’t have been built in time to spare the city a shortage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025
The House-passed bill now goes to the US Senate, where leaders have vowed to back the measure "with time to spare".
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2024
She certainly couldn’t fund it, and with a restaurant to run and a team of her own to coach, she hardly had time to spare.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
