quality time

English

Etymology

Originally American English, early 1970s.

Noun

quality time (uncountable)

1. Time spent enjoyably with family, friends, or one's partner.
   • 2014 December 28, Gareth Rubin, “Families find a haven with Twixmas breaks”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎^[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 October 2026:

     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.

2. Time spent by working parents with their children, especially time given over to productive or creative attention.
   • 2018 July 10, Jesse Hassenger, “Improbably but amusingly, Hotel Transylvania 3 notches a series best”, in The Onion AV Club‎^[2], archived from the original on 9 July 2018:

     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.

Translations

time dedicated to one's children

• Afrikaans: kwaliteittyd
• Finnish: laatuaika (fi)
• German: Qualitätszeit f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kvalitetstid m or f

  Nynorsk: kvalitetstid f