pass the time
Example Sentences
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The set began with a five-minute delay due to technical issues, during which bassist Kate Halter — impressively — performed several handstands to pass the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Dish, who now works as a financial planner, says she would buy "pretty much anything that was trending" but her biggest vice was scrolling on shopping apps to pass the time.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
To pass the time, he sat near the baggage area used by Trans World and Delta airlines, his back to the lockers about 40 feet away.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
You’ve heard of doomscrolling on your phone to pass the time — but what about “doomjobbing” while looking for work?
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
How unusual that she does not stop to greet me and pass the time in talk.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
