: 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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Love was never a strictly human pastime.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
For McCartney, a lifelong pull toward art took years to embrace as more than a pastime.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Of course, this being Britain, afternoon tea here is practically a pastime.
—Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
Winter sports put pressure on your body’s systems in different ways than summer pastimes.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
For McCartney, a lifelong pull toward art took years to embrace as more than a pastime.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Of course, this being Britain, afternoon tea here is practically a pastime.
—Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
Winter sports put pressure on your body’s systems in different ways than summer pastimes.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pastime
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“Pastime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastime. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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pastime
noun
pas·time
ˈpas-ˌtīm 
: something that helps to make time pass agreeably
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