me time
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of me time
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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More than three years into the generative A.I. boom, the techno-optimist on my shoulder is holding out for an industry that saves me time on the business tasks that don’t excite me but skips the most pointless and destructive applications of the technology.
From Slate
That gave me time, because I was beginning to realize he mostly stayed onshore.
From Literature
Dax doesn’t save me time writing my note or make clinic go any faster.
From Slate
“They don’t want me to overtrain. They want me to give my body time to rest, give me time to recover.”
From Los Angeles Times
“To let go of that feeling was something which took me time, and obviously I had to do my own catharsis. I had self-identity doubts,” Chand said.
From Los Angeles Times
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