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- on one's own time
on one's own time
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Hylda | | HIL-də | English (Rare) |
| Cleon | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| PÍO | | PEE-o | Spanish |
| Umberto | | oom-BER-to | Italian |
| Cvetka | | - | Slovene |
| Sarala | | - | Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Kannada |