Disponer de tiempo vs tener tiempo?
If you are talking about "having time" which would be more correct/common? I just saw somewhere "disponer de tiempo" and am wondering if saying "tener tiempo" is wrong, like, "tienes tiempo para ir al supermercado conmigo" ? What context would "disponer de tiempo" be used?

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Disponer de tiempo vs tener tiempo?
If you are talking about "having time" which would be more correct/common? I just saw somewhere  "disponer de tiempo"  and am wondering if saying "tener tiempo" is wrong, like, "tienes tiempo para ir al supermercado conmigo" ? What context would "disponer de tiempo" be used?

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Hey, Karen. "Tener tiempo" means "to have time", "disponer de tiempo" means "to have time available". I cannot think of any case where you cannot use either one.

For example:

No tengo tiempo la semana que viene.
No dispongo de tiempo la semana que viene.

You can combine them:

No tengo tiempo hoy, pero si tú puedes, dispongo de tiempo mañana y pasado.
I do not have time today, but if you can, I have time available tomorrow and the day after.

I hope that is helpful.
Cheers.

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At least in my environment, both expressions are the same. 'Disponer ' is much more formal (barely not used in colloquial language).