pass the time

pass the time
to do something that makes a period of time seem shorter and end more quickly, especially when you are bored, to prevent yourself from becoming bored by doing something, often something that you are not really interested in

They watched videos to pass the time.

We played cards to pass the time.


English dictionary. 2014.

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