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in one's own time

in one's own time adverb: taking as much time as one requires; when one is ready.

Adverb

in one's own time

  1. Taking as much time as one requires; when one is ready.
    • When they seem to have had enough time to work at the subconscious level, invite them back: "Now, in your own time, come back to the here and now[…]"2006, Jo Biggs with Adam Vile, Ad and Jo's Guide to Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy, →ISBN, page 53
    Synonyms:
    in one's own good time, in one's own sweet time
  2. (UK) In one's free time; after hours.

Synonyms of in one's own time

Questions about in one's own time

What does in one's own time mean?
In one's own time means taking as much time as one requires; when one is ready.
What part of speech is in one's own time?
In one's own time is an adverb.

Words near in one's own time in the dictionary

  1. in one's own good time
  2. in one's own hands
  3. in one's own little way
  4. in one's own little world
  5. in one's own right
  6. in one's own time
  7. in one's own world
  8. in one's pocket
  9. in one's right mind
  10. in one's sight
  11. in one's sights

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