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pass_the_time

pass the time

English

Verb

pass the time (third-person singular simple present passes the time, present participle passing the time, simple past and past participle passed the time)

  1. To occupy oneself during a time-interval
    As the train was late, we passed the time looking at our fellow passengers and making up stories about them.

See also

  • pass the time of day