fill time
Example Sentences
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Watching people talk onscreen is not inherently interesting, especially when the dialogue exists to fill time instead of moving the plot forward.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2025
Life feels like a performance, an effort to fill time with distractions so as not to focus on the void that defines it.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
The referees have developed a long list of activities to fill time, including billiards, dominoes, ping-pong, H-O-R-S-E, fishing and spikeball.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2020
Maine man, Erik Poland, was out fishing for salmon July 2 as a way to fill time when he landed the catch of his dreams.
From Fox News ● Jul. 8, 2020
I reckon I started doing it to fill time.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
