quality time
noun
: time spent giving all of one's attention to someone who is close (such as one's child)
Dad and I spent some quality time together.
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With typical game-night curfews falling between 10-11 PM, Friday may have been the couple’s last chance for quality time before Sunday’s big game.
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2025
Miss the first deadline, House Republicans fear, and the Senate will exploit their quality time with Trump to convince him of their two-bill approach.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
Tonight's episode, airing Monday, February 24, at 8 p.m. PT/ET on ABC, takes the romance (and the drama) to Edinburgh, Scotland, where the remaining contestants will battle for quality time with Grant.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
This can be as simple as spending quality time together, talking about a future together and having meaningful conversations or sharing experiences that bring you closer.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2025
Miss the first deadline, House Republicans fear, and the Senate will exploit their quality time with Trump to convince him of their two-bill approach.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
Tonight's episode, airing Monday, February 24, at 8 p.m. PT/ET on ABC, takes the romance (and the drama) to Edinburgh, Scotland, where the remaining contestants will battle for quality time with Grant.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
This can be as simple as spending quality time together, talking about a future together and having meaningful conversations or sharing experiences that bring you closer.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quality time
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“Quality time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quality%20time. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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