Phrase guide

free time

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Time when one is not working.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • I love to play football in my free time.
  • If you have some free time tomorrow, let’s go and watch a film.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spare time, leisure time, leisure, downtime, idle time

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

time that is free from duties or responsibilities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spare time

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: leisure, leisure time

3

noun

Meaning 3

time available for hobbies and other activities that you enjoy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spare time

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: time off

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

73 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: vrye tyd — time when one is not working
  • Arabic: رَاحَة (rāḥa) — time when one is not working
  • Arabic: خُلُو مِنَ الْعَمَل (ḵulū mina l-ʕamal) — time when one is not working
  • Arabic: فَرَاغ (farāḡ) — time when one is not working
  • Arabic: وَقْت الْفَرَاغ (waqt al-farāḡ) — time when one is not working
  • Bashkir: буш ваҡыт (buş vaqıt) — time when one is not working
  • Belarusian: свабо́дны час (svabódny čas) — time when one is not working
  • Bulgarian: свобо́дно вре́ме (svobódno vréme) — time when one is not working
  • Catalan: oci — time when one is not working
  • Catalan: temps lliure — time when one is not working
  • Chinese Mandarin: 空閑 /空闲 (kòngxián) — time when one is not working
  • Chinese Mandarin: 閑空 /闲空 (xiánkòng) — time when one is not working
  • Chinese Mandarin: 閑暇 /闲暇 (xiánxiá) — time when one is not working
  • Chinese Mandarin: 餘暇 /余暇 (yúxiá) — time when one is not working
  • Chinese Mandarin: 餘閑 /余闲 (yúxián) — time when one is not working
  • Chinese Mandarin: 空兒 /空儿 (kòngr) — time when one is not working
  • Czech: volný čas — time when one is not working
  • Danish: fritid — time when one is not working
  • Dutch: vrije tijd — time when one is not working
  • Finnish: vapaa-aika — time when one is not working
  • French: temps libre — time when one is not working
  • French: loisir — time when one is not working
  • Galician: lecer — time when one is not working
  • Galician: ocio — time when one is not working
  • Galician: tempo libre — time when one is not working
  • Galician: vagar — time when one is not working
  • Georgian: თავისუფალი დრო (tavisupali dro) — time when one is not working
  • Georgian: მოცალეობის ჟამი (mocaleobis žami) — time when one is not working
  • German: Freizeit — time when one is not working
  • Greek: ελεύθερος χρόνος (eléftheros chrónos) — time when one is not working
  • Ancient Greek: σχολή (skholḗ) — time when one is not working
  • Hebrew: פְּנַאי (p'náy) — time when one is not working
  • Hungarian: szabadidő — time when one is not working
  • Ingrian: joutava aika — time when one is not working
  • Italian: tempo libero — time when one is not working
  • Italian: tempi morti — time when one is not working
  • Japanese: 余暇 (yoka) — time when one is not working
  • Japanese: 閑暇 (kanka) — time when one is not working
  • Japanese: 閑散 (kansan) — time when one is not working
  • Japanese: 暇 (hima) — time when one is not working
  • Kazakh: бос уақыт (bos uaqyt) — time when one is not working
  • Korean: 여가 (yeoga) — time when one is not working
  • Latin: ōtium — time when one is not working
  • Macedonian: сло́бодно вре́ме (slóbodno vréme) — time when one is not working
  • Malay: masa lapang — time when one is not working
  • Malay: masa lega — time when one is not working
  • Manchu: ᡧᠣᠯᠣ (šolo) — time when one is not working
  • Manchu: ᠵᠠᠪᡩᡠᡤᠠᠨ (jabdugan) — time when one is not working
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fritid — time when one is not working
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fritid — time when one is not working
  • Old English: ǣmethwīl — time when one is not working
  • Iranian Persian: اُوقاتِ فَراغَت (owġât-e farâġat) — time when one is not working
  • Polish: czas wolny — time when one is not working
  • Polish: wolne — time when one is not working
  • Polish: laba — time when one is not working
  • Portuguese: folga — time when one is not working
  • Portuguese: tempo livre — time when one is not working
  • Romanian: timp liber — time when one is not working
  • Romanian: răgaz — time when one is not working
  • Russian: свобо́дное вре́мя (svobódnoje vrémja) — time when one is not working
  • Russian: досу́г (dosúg) — time when one is not working
  • Serbo-Croatian: слободно време — time when one is not working
  • Serbo-Croatian: slobodno vreme — time when one is not working
  • Slovak: voľný čas — time when one is not working
  • Slovene: prosti čas — time when one is not working
  • Southern Altai: бош ӧй (boš öy) — time when one is not working
  • Spanish: tiempo libre — time when one is not working
  • Spanish: ocio — time when one is not working
  • Spanish: tiempo ocio — time when one is not working
  • Swedish: fritid — time when one is not working
  • Turkish: boş zaman — time when one is not working
  • Turkish: boş zamanlar — time when one is not working
  • Ukrainian: ві́льний час (vílʹnyj čas) — time when one is not working