kill-time

noun

1. 1. an occupation that passes the time
   2. ( as modifier )

      kill-time pursuits

Idioms and Phrases

Pass time aimlessly. For example, There was nothing to do, so I sat around killing time until dinner was ready . This idiom was first recorded about 1768.

Example Sentences

He sang a lot there, too, figuring it was better than the other thing people did to kill time, which was to fight.

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The place where many of us go to kill time and avoid doing work could actually be key to finding work in the future.

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"I'd rather kill time than kill Germans," he had said lightly.

From Project Gutenberg

I have to turn in again to kill time and also to keep warm, for I feel the cold very much now.

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I passed a theatre, went in mechanically, and solely to kill time, for I knew the plays by heart.

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"Cosy little office you've got, for this part of town," he remarked, with an air of speaking pleasantries to kill time.

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We camped on the boiler deck, and bought some cheap literature to kill time with.

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