The film was shot on locations in The Hague, including the Appeltheater, Den Haag Hollands Spoor railway station and the Hofvijver.

Years before making Time to Spare, Job Gosschalk worked as a producer for Kemna, the most influential audition agency in the Netherlands, and was involved in many Dutch feature films.

Later, he became the owner of Kemna, but he was most attracted to the artistic aspect of filmmaking, so he began to produce films and television series.

While Job Gosschalk was making Time to Spare, he saw a few videos of Dutch singer Elske DeWall on YouTube.

He was impressed by her talent and when he heard a demo version of her single Chasing The Impossible, he thought that it should be the title song of the film.

At the 2011 Netherlands Film Festival, Lineke Rijxman was nominated for a Golden Calf in the category Best Supporting Actress.