kill-time

noun

1. 1. an occupation that passes the time
   2. ( as modifier )

      kill-time pursuits

Idioms and Phrases

Pass time aimlessly. For example, There was nothing to do, so I sat around killing time until dinner was ready . This idiom was first recorded about 1768.

Example Sentences

Twice a week, he would call, and twice a week, he would patiently kill time until his aging coach could answer.

From Los Angeles Times

In her “Han on the Street” video interviews, which she started doing simply to kill time between New York City club sets, Berner crowdsources answers around one highly specific — and awkwardly personal — question, typically involving sexual preferences and/or bathroom habits, among other things.

From Los Angeles Times

You would just kill time while you waited for the other person to change into their costumes.

From Salon

He proceeded to share a theory on just about every subject that came up in our conversation, most of which revolved around his interests: metaphysics, research conducted on the first six minutes of death, and ellipses, a diagram of which he drew in the art sketchpad I had brought to kill time in case he was late.

From Los Angeles Times

He’ll kill time by thinking about League of Legends, the battle-filled online video game he plays.

From Los Angeles Times