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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Watch for a special appearance by dinosaur expert BK Bones, a kite-flying workshop and other fun ways to pass the time during spring break.
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Barbara D. Hathaway, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Stash this board book in your diaper bag for on-the-go entertainment or just to pass the time while waiting at the doctor’s office.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 22 May 2025
To pass the time Lucy applied for work in different places, restaurants and hardware stores and delis and a bowling alley, and none of them called her back.
—Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
But Waddle is not just juggling to pass the time with training camp still more than a month and a half away.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
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Barbara D. Hathaway, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Stash this board book in your diaper bag for on-the-go entertainment or just to pass the time while waiting at the doctor’s office.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 22 May 2025
To pass the time Lucy applied for work in different places, restaurants and hardware stores and delis and a bowling alley, and none of them called her back.
—Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
But Waddle is not just juggling to pass the time with training camp still more than a month and a half away.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
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“Pass the time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20the%20time. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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