: something that amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably : diversion
Her favorite pastime is gardening.
Baseball has been a national pastime for many years.
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Baseball has been a national pastime for years.
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In the 11 years since, Scorigami-watching has become a national pastime.
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Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2025
Backyard birding became a favorite pastime for Lynch during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and since then, her love for it has only grown.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2025
With the opening of Baltimore’s Camden Yards, in 1992 (designed by HOK Sport, which became Populous in 2009, after a buyout from its parent company), the national pastime fully embraced nostalgia.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Golf is no longer your grandfather’s pastime.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
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Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2025
Backyard birding became a favorite pastime for Lynch during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and since then, her love for it has only grown.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2025
With the opening of Baltimore’s Camden Yards, in 1992 (designed by HOK Sport, which became Populous in 2009, after a buyout from its parent company), the national pastime fully embraced nostalgia.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Golf is no longer your grandfather’s pastime.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Pastime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastime. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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pastime
noun
pas·time
ˈpas-ˌtīm 
: something that helps to make time pass agreeably
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