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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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.
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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
To pass the time until the encore, the screens displayed snippets of songs for the crowd to sing along.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The idea was to give local parishioners something productive to do to pass the time.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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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
To pass the time until the encore, the screens displayed snippets of songs for the crowd to sing along.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The idea was to give local parishioners something productive to do to pass the time.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 May 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 11 Jul. 2025.
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