Meaning of quality time in English
(Definition of quality time from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
quality time | Business English
Examples of quality time
quality time
It might enable them to have more quality time with their spouse as they are no longer responsible for their health care needs.
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Quality time promotes child development.
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Sadly, the opportunities for parents to spend quality time with their offspring is gradually disappearing in the rush to create the 24–hour society.
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That would give the family some quality time together to reflect on the values of responsibility and discipline.
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It also means that she cannot spend quality time with her husband, something that they both miss.
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The population dedicated to the country does not need to be made up of people coming to spend quality time in second homes.
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We should not think that money, new arrangements and what is sometimes called quality time with children can put things right.
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More and more, children never see their parents for quality time, or any time at all.
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He may feel torn, wanting to spend quality time with his children, yet working long hours to provide for them.
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Then, quite rightly, one will be expected and will want to give a commitment of quality time to one's family in the evening.
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Yet surrounding it are grave and serious political issues that are not getting the quality time and attention that we believe they need if this is to be a success.
Faced with the possibility of staff cuts, schools are having to increase class sizes, resulting in less quality time teaching and more mixed-age and ability groups.
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The members then spent quality time with the family taking photos and other activities.
While he has enjoyed spending quality time with his family during this break, he feels he needs something more.
He can be lazy but is determined to spend quality time with his wife and children.
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