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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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On the day I visited, Babcock’s businesses were full of people killing time before the evening’s Billie Eilish concert.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

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

She played Casey, a struggling comedian killing time and making rent as a caterer.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2023

He was standing near his bicycle and sipping a hot tea, killing time until the next break in filming, when he was approached by someone he didn’t recognize.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2023

But then he started up and was soon way above me, reclining at the top of the tree and killing time until I arrived.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer