time to kill

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time to kill

noun TTK · ttk

  1. uncountable A period during which one has no responsibilities to fulfill, often while waiting for some event or outcome, and therefore must find some activity to partake in to prevent boredom. You are young and life is long / And there is time to kill today
  2. uncountable The time it takes for something to kill something else.

    Similar: kill time

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@misc{time_to_kill_2026,
  title = {time to kill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/time%20to%20kill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}