Meanings
verbhave time on one's hands (third-person singular simple present has time on one's hands, present participle having time on one's hands, simple past and past participle had time on one's hands)
present singular third person has time on one's hands · participle present having time on one's hands · participle past had time on one's hands · past had time on one's hands
- idiomaticTo have additional or spare time in which one has nothing particular to do or accomplish.
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have time on one's hands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20time%20on%20one's%20hands
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“have time on one's hands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20time%20on%20one's%20hands. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “have time on one's hands,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20time%20on%20one's%20hands.
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