kill time
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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
He’ll kill time by thinking about League of Legends, the battle-filled online video game he plays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
The other business sold kitchen appliances “on Amazon to kill time during the pandemic,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
Figuring he’d just stepped out for a minute—the crowds weren’t exactly kicking down his door—I wandered into the sanctuary to kill time checking out museum displays.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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