pass the time
idiom
: to let time or a period of time go by especially while doing something enjoyable
We played games to pass the time on the bus.
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
His current mechanic shop is basically a retirement hobby, something to pass the time.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
What started as a way to pass the time became a reckoning with the history he had never been taught.
—Delano Massey, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
Some people like to gather before and after the main event, so games are an enjoyable way to pass the time with your friends and family.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
His current mechanic shop is basically a retirement hobby, something to pass the time.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
What started as a way to pass the time became a reckoning with the history he had never been taught.
—Delano Massey, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
Some people like to gather before and after the main event, so games are an enjoyable way to pass the time with your friends and family.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pass the time
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“Pass the time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20the%20time. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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