me time en · NOUN
Meanings
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(informal, uncountable) Time to oneself; a period spent relaxing or engaging in a hobby on one's own.
Baths are inevitably associated with licentious pleasure: the most generous expression of the “me time” age.
2025 June 7, Jo Ellison, “Breakfast in bath—yes or eurgh?”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 21: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 January 8, Derek Thompson, “The Anti-Social Century”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| me-time | alternative | lexicographic |
Descendants
Translations (6)
hu önmagunkra fordított idő (time to oneself; a period spent relaxing on one's own) · hu én-idő (time to oneself; a period spent relaxing on one's own) · fr temps pour soi (time to oneself; a period spent relaxing on one's own) · de Me-Time (time to oneself; a period spent relaxing on one's own) · hu énidő (time to oneself; a period spent relaxing on one's own) · fr temps pour moi (time to oneself; a period spent relaxing on one's own)