off-hour

[ noun awf-ouuh r, -ou-er, -ouuh r, -ou-er, of-; adjective awf-ouuh r, -ou-er, of- ]

/ noun ˈɔfˈaʊər, -ˈaʊ ər, -ˌaʊər, -ˌaʊ ər, ˈɒf-; adjective ˈɔfˈaʊər, -ˈaʊ ər, ˈɒf- /

an hour or other period when a person is not at a job: I spend my off-hours reading.

a period outside of rush hours or greatest activity: I travel by subway during the off-hours.

of, relating to, or during an off-hour: The off-hour traffic will be lighter.

Origin of off-hour

First recorded in 1930–35

By this time the Club was well under way; and from that time forth its secretary kept my off-hours well supplied with business.

Following the Equator, Complete |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
It was therefore arranged that I should go to him during all the off-hours of my work; and this I did.

Thoughts on Art and Autobiographical Memoirs of Giovanni Dupr |Giovanni Dupr
But he promised himself at least to take advantage of off-hours.

Roderick Hudson |Henry James
But notice, in any of these off-hours, what exercise these girls take.

How to Get Strong and How to Stay So |William Blaikie

He was a waiter, like myself—not a bad sort of chap, though a bit of a toff in his off-hours.

The Observations of Henry |Jerome K. Jerome