英和和英

語源

Originally American English, early 1970s.

名詞

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 The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     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, 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.