[kill] (the|) time
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to spend or use time in a way that does not achieve anything or have a particular goal
- When the meeting was delayed, they killed time by chatting with each other.
- We played a few rounds of chess to kill the time before our meeting.
- The flight was delayed, so passengers had extra time to kill at the airport.
- While waiting for the train, she decided to kill time by reading a book.
- I have 2 hours to kill before the class starts.So what are your plans?