in one's own time

English

Adverb

in one's own time

1. Taking as much time as one requires; when one is ready.

   Synonyms: in one's own good time, in one's own sweet time

   • 2006, Jo Biggs with Adam Vile, Ad and Jo's Guide to Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy, →ISBN, page 53:

     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 […] "

2. (UK) In one's free time; after hours.

   Synonym: (US) on one's own time

See also

• in one's time

Further reading

• “in one's own time”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “in your own time” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “in your own time”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “in one's own time”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.