kill (the) time

idiom

informal
: to spend time doing something while one is waiting
We killed time watching the sailboats on the river.
We killed the time between trains playing video games.

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So, with a hard and fast deadline looming, one of the best ways to kill bills is to kill time. John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 This explains why so many freshly single folks may start swiping—not to find someone new, but to kill time until their ex slides back into the picture. Jenna Ryu, SELF, 22 July 2025 Filmation never missed a chance to loop animation over and over to kill time between set pieces. Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 11 July 2025 Job Hunting On Company Time Perhaps the most shocking survey findings are what ghostworkers are doing to kill time. Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for kill (the) time

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“Kill (the) time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kill%20%28the%29%20time. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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