kill (an amount of time)

To engage in an activity, usually an aimless or idle one, to occupy oneself, especially with the goal of making the amount of time seem to pass more quickly or less slowly. I'm going to walk down to the bookstore to kill a couple hours before my flight. Do you want anything? The game is great if you want to kill a few minutes here and there, but it gets pretty tiresome playing it for long stretches.

kill ˈtime, a couple of ˈhours, etc.

have ˈtime, a couple of ˈhours, etc. to kill

do something to help pass the time while you are waiting for something: ‘What did you do at the airport when your plane was late?’ ‘We killed time by playing cards and doing crosswords.’ I had two hours to kill before the train left, so I went to see a movie.

kill

1. tv. to be very successful with an audience; to perform very well for an audience. She really killed them with that last joke.

2. tv. to eat all of something; to drink all (of a bottle) of something. We finally killed the last of the turkey.

3. tv. to douse a light. Would you kill the light so they can’t see we’re home?

4. tv. to stop or terminate something; to quash a story; to stop a story from being printed in a newspaper. Kill that story. It’s got too many errors.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

kill

/run down/run out the clock

Sports To preserve a lead by maintaining possession of the ball or puck until playing time expires.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

See also:

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kill time, a couple of hours, etc.
kill time, to
kill time
play around
noodle about (something)
run in circles
futz with (something)

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释义	kill (an amount of time) kill (an amount of time) To engage in an activity, usually an aimless or idle one, to occupy oneself, especially with the goal of making the amount of time seem to pass more quickly or less slowly. I'm going to walk down to the bookstore to kill a couple hours before my flight. Do you want anything? The game is great if you want to kill a few minutes here and there, but it gets pretty tiresome playing it for long stretches. See also: amount, kill, of Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. kill ˈtime, a couple of ˈhours, etc. , have ˈtime, a couple of ˈhours, etc. to kill do something to help pass the time while you are waiting for something: ‘What did you do at the airport when your plane was late?’ ‘We killed time by playing cards and doing crosswords.’ I had two hours to kill before the train left, so I went to see a movie. See also: couple, kill, of Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary kill 1. tv. to be very successful with an audience; to perform very well for an audience. She really killed them with that last joke. 2. tv. to eat all of something; to drink all (of a bottle) of something. We finally killed the last of the turkey. 3. tv. to douse a light. Would you kill the light so they can’t see we’re home? 4. tv. to stop or terminate something; to quash a story; to stop a story from being printed in a newspaper. Kill that story. It’s got too many errors. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions kill */run down/run out* the clock** Sports To preserve a lead by maintaining possession of the ball or puck until playing time expires. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: kill kill time, a couple of hours, etc. kill time, to kill time play around noodle about (something) run in circles futz with (something)
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