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killing time
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present participle of kill time
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to spend time doing nothing
- They were scrolling through their phones to kill time before the movie started.
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“Killing time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killing%20time. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.
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