kill time
Frequency: 8.220.4 per million words
To do something to occupy yourself while waiting for something else to happen.
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- We played cards to kill some time while waiting for the train.
- She likes to read magazines to kill time at the airport.
- What do you usually do to kill time during long flights?
- They decided to go for a walk to kill an hour or so before dinner.
- I had to kill a lot of time yesterday because my appointment was delayed.
- Playing video games is a common way for teenagers to kill time.
- Instead of just sitting there, let's find something to kill the time.
- He was just killing time by browsing the internet until his meeting started.
- We often used to kill time at the coffee shop after class.
- To kill the long time before their flight, they watched a movie.