pass the time
idiom
: to let time or a period of time go by especially while doing something enjoyable
We played games to pass the time on the bus.
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Food, shops and art can help flyers pass the time while waiting at the airport.
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Cam Johnson needed a way to help pass the time.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Running with others can distract you from fatigue and help pass the time.
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What’s a human to do but wait for Godot and pass the time in despair and hope-against-hope?
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Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Cam Johnson needed a way to help pass the time.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Running with others can distract you from fatigue and help pass the time.
—Jenessa Connor, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
What’s a human to do but wait for Godot and pass the time in despair and hope-against-hope?
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pass the time
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“Pass the time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20the%20time. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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