while away
phrasal verb
whiled away; whiling away; whiles away
: to spend (time) doing something pleasant and easy
We whiled away the afternoon with a walk around the garden.
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For a true brain break, Younan-Montgomery recommends deleting email and social media apps from your phone while away.
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Gabrielle Gayagoy Gonzalez, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
One function of a long-standing friendship, including a parasocial one, is simply to while away the hours, even when there isn’t much to say.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Reminiscent of whiling away balmy afternoons in the garden, these dainty floral nails are fun without feeling too young.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 23 June 2025
The robot is also supposed to detect abnormal movement or sounds, like barking or broken glass, and send a smart alert to the owner with a timestamp to make anything out of the ordinary easier to monitor while away.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 12 May 2025
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Gabrielle Gayagoy Gonzalez, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
One function of a long-standing friendship, including a parasocial one, is simply to while away the hours, even when there isn’t much to say.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Reminiscent of whiling away balmy afternoons in the garden, these dainty floral nails are fun without feeling too young.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 23 June 2025
The robot is also supposed to detect abnormal movement or sounds, like barking or broken glass, and send a smart alert to the owner with a timestamp to make anything out of the ordinary easier to monitor while away.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for while away
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“While away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/while%20away. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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