me time

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Noun

me time (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable, informal) Time to oneself; a period spent relaxing or engaging in a hobby on one's own.
    • 2025 January 8, Derek Thompson, “The Anti-Social Century”, in The Atlantic[1], →ISSN:
      According to data gathered by the online reservations platform OpenTable, solo dining has increased by 29 percent in just the past two years. The No. 1 reason is the need for more “me time.”
    • 2025 June 7, Jo Ellison, “Breakfast in bath—yes or eurgh?”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 21:
      Baths are inevitably associated with licentious pleasure: the most generous expression of the “me time” age.

Descendants

  • German: Me-Time

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