rack time

noun

Any amount of free time to sleep or rest.

“After fifty-two hours awake, it sure will feel good to get some rack time!”

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Meanings

nounrack time (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableAny amount of free time to sleep or rest.

    After fifty-two hours awake, it sure will feel good to get some rack time!

Origin

Most probably coined in the military. Compare rack, a nautical term for a bunk bed.

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APA

rack time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rack%20time

MLA

“rack time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rack%20time. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rack time,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rack%20time.

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