on one's own time

During non-working hours, especially when one is not being paid. For example, Marcia wrote poetry evenings and weekends, on her own time. This expression implies that the time one spends working for someone else is no longer one's possession.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jeff	[dʒef]
Clara	KLAH-rah (Italian, German, Spanish), KLER-ə (English), KLAR-ə (English)	Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English, Swedish, Danish, Late Roman
Achim (2)	-	Biblical
Shiri	-	Hebrew
Cosmo	KAWZ-mo	English
Stefan	SHTE-fahn (German), STAY-fahn (Dutch), STE-fahn (Polish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian