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kill time
verb as in waste time
Example Sentences
He sang a lot there, too, figuring it was better than the other thing people did to kill time, which was to fight.
The place where many of us go to kill time and avoid doing work could actually be key to finding work in the future.
"I'd rather kill time than kill Germans," he had said lightly.
I have to turn in again to kill time and also to keep warm, for I feel the cold very much now.
I passed a theatre, went in mechanically, and solely to kill time, for I knew the plays by heart.
"Cosy little office you've got, for this part of town," he remarked, with an air of speaking pleasantries to kill time.
We camped on the boiler deck, and bought some cheap literature to kill time with.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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