quality time

Noun

quality time (uncountable)

1. Time spent enjoyably with family, friends, or one's partner.
   • All of this leaves a gap for families to spend quality time together in a relaxed atmosphere – and that is where the Twixmas breaks have come in.2014 December 28, Gareth Rubin, “Families find a haven with Twixmas breaks”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
2. Time spent by working parents with their children, especially time given over to productive or creative attention.
   • Here, Dracula frets about growing old without a romantic partner (his wife died years ago), while Mavis worries that her working relationship with her dad running their hotel is cutting down on quality time.2018 July 10, Jesse Hassenger, “Improbably but amusingly, Hotel Transylvania 3 notches a series best”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 09 Jul 2018