have a lot of time for

/hav ɐ lˈɒt ɒv tˈaɪm fɔː/

/hæv ɐ lˈɑːt ʌv tˈaɪm fɔːɹ/

[phrase]

to have a lot of time for

[PHRASE]

to be really interested in someone or something

Examples

1. He doesn't have a lot of time for new projects.

2. She is tough to please, she doesn't have a lot of time for things that's aren't mission-critical, and she really doesn't trust anyone's judgment more than her own.

3. Due to the stress of our day to day lives, we don't ever have a lot of time for anything that requires dedication or time.

4. I don’t have a lot of time for overly optimistic marketing talk, and one of my favourite hobbies is to roll my eyes at self-titled futurists at tech conferences, but you know over the last 12 months that I’ve spent hanging around here, I’ve come to the conclusion that there really is something quite special going on at the cutting edge of AI.