kill-time
kill-time
Britishnoun
kill time
Idioms
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The wagon did not move on when the men had finished working the herd as the rest of the day had been set aside for kill-time.
From The Settling of the Sage by Hal G. (Hal George) Evarts
Hardly had he embarked upon a little kill-time tour through the public rooms when he heard hurrying steps behind him, and turned to confront Nan Ellis.
From The Messenger by Elizabeth Robins
What sailorizing was undertaken was in the nature of kill-time, and well understood as such by the men.
From The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life by Frank T. Bullen
"It's kill-time for the rest of the day," he stated.
From The Settling of the Sage by Hal G. (Hal George) Evarts
As far as possible work was confined to the fore part of the ship, and beside the ordinary routine little was done but the plaiting of rope yarns into sennit—always a kill-time.
From The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life by Frank T. Bullen
It's become the place where 2.5 billion people log on monthly to kill time, be entertained and, sometimes at least, learn something.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
You would just kill time while you waited for the other person to change into their costumes.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2023
He’ll kill time by thinking about League of Legends, the battle-filled online video game he plays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
The other business sold kitchen appliances “on Amazon to kill time during the pandemic,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
“Hey, Charles? Andrew? We’re all going to go grab some books to read to kill time till tomorrow morning. You two might want to do the same thing.”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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