kill time
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Most of the time Walker would end up staying at the same hotel and to kill time she would play dominoes in the hallway with coach Steve Kavaloski.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2025
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
It won’t make you feel better, but it will kill time.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2024
You would just kill time while you waited for the other person to change into their costumes.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2023
I pretended to fiddle with my oxygen tank for a second just to kill time.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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