pass the time
Example Sentences
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“I asked what they did to pass the time when they weren’t busy. He laughed and said, ‘Oh, I just keep them working.’”
He tried to pass the time playing cards, watching TV and exercising.
From Los Angeles Times
To pass the time, they weaved bracelets and rings out of plastic bags and talked about their homeland.
From Los Angeles Times
Bored out of their minds, they riff on customers and even play hockey to pass the time.
“I do realize that Mrs. Clarke was just now imitating a bullfighter, and therefore you must have thought it was a splendid idea and an enjoyable way to pass the time. And it is, certainly, but only within reason. Do you understand?”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
