kill time

Example Sentences

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It's become the place where 2.5 billion people log on monthly to kill time, be entertained and, sometimes at least, learn something.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025

You would just kill time while you waited for the other person to change into their costumes.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2023

The other business sold kitchen appliances “on Amazon to kill time during the pandemic,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

When Sgt. 1st Class William Reinier logs in to Reddit at work, he’s not doing it to kill time or slack off.

From Slate • May 18, 2023

Then, to kill time painlessly for the Comanches, he straddled his seat backward and released a new installment of “The Laughing Man.”

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger