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Wait idly for something to occur, as in We were just marking time until we received our instructions . This idiom alludes to the literal meaning of marching in place to the time , or beat, of music. [Early 1800s]

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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