: something that amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably : diversion
Her favorite pastime is gardening.
Baseball has been a national pastime for many years.
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Baseball has been a national pastime for years.
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The $180 billion gaming industry now dwarfs the size of traditional Hollywood movies and television (estimated at $100 billion annually), and has become the preferred pastime for younger generations.
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Matt Craig, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The practice of poring over the doings and desires of others is not just a pastime but an art.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
But this sort of poetry is not just a cerebral pastime.
—Alissa Quart, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
This is one of many references Koze has made to Brazilian jujitsu, his most treasured pastime.
—Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
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Matt Craig, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The practice of poring over the doings and desires of others is not just a pastime but an art.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
But this sort of poetry is not just a cerebral pastime.
—Alissa Quart, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
This is one of many references Koze has made to Brazilian jujitsu, his most treasured pastime.
—Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Pastime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastime. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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pastime
noun
pas·time
ˈpas-ˌtīm 
: something that helps to make time pass agreeably
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