"have time on one's hands" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has time one one's hands [present, singular, third-person], having time one one's hands [participle, present], had time one one's hands [participle, past], had time one one's hands [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> time one one's hands}} have time on one's hands (third-person singular simple present has time one one's hands, present participle having time one one's hands, simple past and past participle had time one one's hands)
  1. (idiomatic) To have additional or spare time in which one has nothing particular to do or accomplish. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-have_time_on_one's_hands-en-verb-Av95ta09 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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