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killing time

VERB

waste time

Synonyms

WEAK

amuse oneself consume time fritter away time have leisure idle away time pass the time sit on one's hands summer while away the time

Example Sentences

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We’re just killing time until next summer’s all-star “Avengers: Doomsday.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

The movie also contains staged footage, including arguably cheesy Midwest-law-enforcement world building: Two detectives who help break the case are introduced while killing time in a pool hall.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

Mario Garcia and son-in-law Nivardo De La Torre had been killing time while waiting for their wives, police say.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

One of Seattle’s top penalty killers, Tanev is adept at killing time at the other end of the ice, but has run into bad luck trying to score over there.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023

My future died with Jesse, and I was killing time while the rest of the world caught up.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson