Definition:
Time poverty is the condition of having insufficient discretionary time due to economic, bureaucratic, or cognitive demands, regardless of actual hours available.
Usage Context:
Frequently affects low-income workers, caregivers, disabled people, and those navigating complex administrative systems that consume time without compensation.
Critical Note:
Time poverty reframes systemic overload as personal inefficiency. It obscures how time itself is unevenly distributed and extracted as a resource.