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Aims. Meaning of the study was to find out teacher’s use of time, factors that have effect on their time usage and how to get rid of thoughts linking to their work at free time. Meaning was also to find out if teacher`s time usage has some effects on their well-being at work. The purpose of this study was to find out teacher`s time usage and well-being at work through teachers own opinions. It is important to research teacher’s time using because there is not a lot studies about that, although teachers coping at work is an important and much discussed subject. Theory part in the study consists of importance of teachers own personality, about many roles in teacher`s profession, teachers time usage, importance of free time as a counterbalance to work and about research about teacher`s well-being at work. Previous studies have shown that teacher`s time usage differs from other professions time usage and teachers face a lot of work-linked rush and stress. Methods. The study was a qualitative research. Five interviewees took part in the study. Two interviewees have less work experience than three others. Study was done with theme interview. Interviews were recorded. Afterwards interviews were transcribed and analyzed. Results and conclusions. According to results of the study class teachers have quite similar time usage models. They all tried to keep work life separate from their free time. They all had difficulties to get rid of work-linked thoughts in their free time. Teachers own personality in teachers work and having ideas for work through social media had a lot to do with getting rid of work related thoughts. Work community and work experience had a positive effect on teachers use of time. All interviewees had been more stressed and exhausted in the beginning of their careers when they still had not built their own ways to be a teacher and how to use time. Especially the first year as a teacher had been difficult. According to study it is possible to make a conclusion at least in some measure that teachers use of time has some effect on their well-being at work. According to the study work experience has great impact on teacher`s time usage and well-being.