pastime

Here are nine technological advancements that helped turn investing from a private club of two dozen into something of a national pastime.

Where drinking is both pastime and professional currency, the shutdown menus tap in to a deeper custom.

Indeed, the jabbing of fingers and laying of blame have become something of a national pastime.

The Home Office says existing legislation provides the correct balance between protecting the public from the relatively small number of individuals who misuse catapults, while also allowing the public to enjoy legitimate pastimes.

As a pastime, gaming - much like sport - may have been an escape from the moral dilemmas and daily problems people faced.