by-timen.

/ˈbʌɪtʌɪm/

Forms: Also 1800s bye-.

Etymology: < by- comb. form 2c(b) + time n., int., and conj.

Time not occupied by one's main work or pursuits; spare time, odd hours.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > [noun] > time off

remedyc1450

intermission?1566

vacancy1599

by-time1609

off-duty1844

watch below, off1850

stand easy1859

off time1866

time off1881

lay-off1889

make and mend1899

laze-off1924

R and R1952

downtime1971

me time1980

1609 C. Butler Feminine Monarchie Pref. sig. A3 To spend some by-time for my recreation, in searching out the nature & properties of Bees.

1775 S. Johnson Let. 12 July (1992) II. 244 I therefore step over at bytimes; and of bytimes I have enough.

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. v. 212 In bye-times, as on this holiday.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	by-time
释义	by-timen. /ˈbʌɪtʌɪm/ Forms: Also 1800s bye-. Etymology: < by- comb. form 2c(b) + time n., int., and conj. Time not occupied by one's main work or pursuits; spare time, odd hours. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > [noun] > time off remedyc1450 intermission?1566 vacancy1599 by-time1609 off-duty1844 watch below, off1850 stand easy1859 off time1866 time off1881 lay-off1889 make and mend1899 laze-off1924 R and R1952 downtime1971 me time1980 1609 C. Butler Feminine Monarchie Pref. sig. A3 To spend some by-time for my recreation, in searching out the nature & properties of Bees. 1775 S. Johnson Let. 12 July (1992) II. 244 I therefore step over at bytimes; and of bytimes I have enough. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. v. 212 In bye-times, as on this holiday. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1609
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