"on one's own time" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on one's own time, {{en-PP}} on one's own time
  1. (US) In one's free time; after hours. Tags: US Synonyms: in one's own time [UK] Related terms: on one's own dime
    Sense id: en-on_one's_own_time-en-prep_phrase-QCx2THFt Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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