Meanings
nounme time (uncountable)
alternative me-time
- informaluncountableTime to oneself; a period spent relaxing or engaging in a hobby on one's own.
Baths are inevitably associated with licentious pleasure: the most generous expression of the “me time” age.
2025 June 7, Jo Ellison, “Breakfast in bath—yes or eurgh?”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 211 more example
According to data gathered by the online reservations platform OpenTable, solo dining has increased by 29 percent in just the past two years. The No. 1 reason is the need for more “me time.”
2025 January 8, Derek Thompson, “The Anti-Social Century”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN
Translations
French temps pour moi, temps pour soi
- temps pour moitime to oneself; a period spent relaxing on one's own
- temps pour soitime to oneself; a period spent relaxing on one's own
German Me-Time
- Me-Timetime to oneself; a period spent relaxing on one's own
Hungarian énidő, én-idő
- énidőtime to oneself; a period spent relaxing on one's own
- én-időtime to oneself; a period spent relaxing on one's own
- önmagunkra fordított időtime to oneself; a period spent relaxing on one's own
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me time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/me%20time
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“me time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/me%20time. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “me time,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/me%20time.
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