B2idiomtimeIELTS-friendly
have time on your hands
USUK
to have a lot of free time, often more than you want
Often 'too much time on your hands', which can be a joke about someone doing something silly.
In context
Since I retired, I have time on my hands, so I'm learning English.
If you have time on your hands this summer, volunteer at the animal shelter.
More idioms about time
- a blast from the pastsomething or someone that suddenly reminds you of an earlier time
- a long time comingif something is a long time coming, people have waited a long time for it
- a matter of timecertain to happen, although you do not know exactly when
- a race against timea situation where you must hurry to finish before time runs out
- a sign of the timessomething that shows how society is now, often in a bad way