"me time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: me-time [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} me time (uncountable)
  1. (uncountable, informal) Time to oneself; a period spent relaxing on one's own. Tags: informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Time Translations (time to oneself; a period spent relaxing on one's own): temps pour moi [masculine] (French), temps pour soi [masculine] (French), Me-Time [feminine] (German), énidő (Hungarian), én-idő (Hungarian), önmagunkra fordított idő (Hungarian)

Alternative forms

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