kill time
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kill time
verb kills time · killing time · killed time · killtime
- To engage in an activity whose only purpose is to make the time seem to pass more quickly; to fill the time between activities. She had nothing better to do, so she went to the bowling alley to kill time.
noun kill times · killtime
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The time it takes for something to kill something else.
Similar: time to kill
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verb make time seem to pass more quickly by doing nothing important
| Español | matar el tiempo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시간을 보내다 sigan-eul bonaeda |
| 日本語 | 時間をつぶす jikan o tsubusu |
| 中文 | 打發時間 /打发时间 dǎfā shíjiān, 殺時間 /杀时间 shā shíjiān, 挨時間 /挨时间 ái shíjiān |
| Português | matar o tempo |
| Français | tuer le temps, passer le temps |
| Deutsch | Zeit totschlagen |
| Italiano | ingannare il tempo |
| Ελληνικά | σκοτώνω τον καιρό skotóno ton kairó |
| Română | omorî timpul |
| Русский | убива́ть вре́мя ubivátʹ vrémja, уби́ть вре́мя ubítʹ vrémja |
| Tiếng Việt | giết thời gian, giết thì giờ |
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@misc{kill_time_2026,
title = {kill time},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kill%20time},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
