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at one's leisure

at one's leisure prepositional phrase: at one’s convenience; whenever one finds it convenient.

Prepositional phrase

  1. At one’s convenience; whenever one finds it convenient.
    • I've sent you the documents; you can review them at your leisure.
    • “Hannah! Hannah!” exclaimed her mother; “I told you not to go near that tree! Get your flowers quick, if you must get them, and come away.”
      Hannah went on gathering the flowers at her leisure.
      “You will certainly get stung,” said her mother.1872, Jacob Abbott, Gentle Measures In The Management And Training Of The Young […] , Harper & Brothers, page 40

Questions about at one's leisure

What does at one's leisure mean?
At one's leisure means at one’s convenience; whenever one finds it convenient.
What part of speech is at one's leisure?
At one's leisure is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at one's leisure in the dictionary

  1. at one's ease
  2. at one's elbow
  3. at one's feet
  4. at one's fingers' ends
  5. at one's fingertips
  6. at one's leisure
  7. at one's own peril
  8. at one's own risk
  9. at one's peril
  10. at one's risk
  11. at outs

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