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kill-time

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noun

    1. an occupation that passes the time

    2. ( as modifier )

      kill-time pursuits
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kill time Idioms  

  1. 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.

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