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on one's own time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
on one's own -time
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

In one's free time; after hours.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

in one's own time (alternative, UK)

Phrases

off the clock on one's own dime on the clock on the job working hours working time

Frequently Paired Words

off the clock on one's own dime on the clock on the job working hours working time

Questions

What does on one's own time mean?
In one's free time; after hours.

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