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Synonyms for Kill time. 2016. Accessed April 14, 2023. https://thesaurus.plus/synonyms/kill_time.
- amuse oneself
- consume time
- fritter away time
- have leisure
- idle away time
- pass the time
- sit on one’s hands
- summer
- while away the time
Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
On this page you’ll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to kill time, such as: amuse oneself, consume time, fritter away time, have leisure, idle away time, and pass the time.
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I have to turn in again to kill time and also to keep warm, for I feel the cold very much now.
THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARDDOUGLAS MAWSON
«Cosy little office you’ve got, for this part of town,» he remarked, with an air of speaking pleasantries to kill time.
TO HIM THAT HATHLEROY SCOTT
The Indians had not interfered, and to kill time a few officers, among whom was Searles, started a game of poker.
JOHN ERMINE OF THE YELLOWSTONEFREDERIC REMINGTON
«This is a tiresome life when there’s nothing to kill time with,» also sighed George, after Maggie had gone.
THE LITTLE WASHINGTONS’ TRAVELSLILLIAN ELIZABETH ROY
It did help to kill time, and it was less troublesome than picking oakum.
PRISONER FOR BLASPHEMYG. W. [GEORGE WILLIAM] FOOTE
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WORDS RELATED TO KILL TIME
- dawdle
- hang around
- idle
- kill time
- lark
- mess around
- play around
- be inactive
- be indolent
- be slothful
- be unoccupied
- bum
- bum around
- dally
- dillydally
- do nothing
- dream
- drift
- evade
- fool around
- fritter away
- goldbrick
- hang out
- kill time
- knock around
- let down
- lie
- loaf
- loiter
- loll
- lounge
- lounge around
- malinger
- not lift a finger
- pass time
- piddle
- relax
- saunter
- shirk
- sit around
- slack
- slow down
- stall
- stand around
- stroll
- take it easy
- trifle
- twiddle thumbs
- vegetate
- waste time
- while away hours
- be inactive
- be indolent
- be slothful
- be unoccupied
- bum
- bum around
- dally
- dillydally
- dream
- drift
- evade
- fool around
- fritter away
- goldbrick
- hang out
- kill time
- knock around
- let down
- lie
- loaf
- loiter
- loll
- lounge
- lounge around
- malinger
- not lift a finger
- pass time
- piddle
- relax
- saunter
- shirk
- sit around
- slack
- slow down
- stall
- stand around
- stroll
- take it easy
- trifle
- twiddle thumbs
- vegetate
- waste time
- while away hours
- be inactive
- be indolent
- be slothful
- be unoccupied
- bum
- bum around
- dally
- dillydally
- dream
- drift
- evade
- fool around
- fritter away
- goldbrick
- hang out
- idle
- kill time
- knock around
- laze
- let down
- lie
- loiter
- loll
- lounge
- lounge around
- malinger
- not lift a finger
- pass time
- piddle
- relax
- saunter
- shirk
- sit around
- slack
- slow down
- stall
- stand around
- stroll
- take it easy
- trifle
- twiddle thumbs
- vegetate
- waste time
- while away hours
- bum
- dawdle
- fritter away
- goldbrick
- goof off
- idle
- kill time
- laze
- loaf
- loiter
- loll
- pass time
- recline
- relax
- repose
- saunter
- sprawl
- take it easy
- burn daylight
- dally
- dawdle
- delay
- dillydally
- fiddle about
- fritter away time
- goof off
- kill time
- linger
- loiter
- lollygag
- lose time
- pass the time
- piddle
- procrastinate
- shilly-shally
- take one’s own sweet time
- take one’s time
- tarry
- while away the time
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Definition of kill time
as in kick back
to spend time doing nothing
They were scrolling through their phones to kill time before the movie started.
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work
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slave
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buckle (down)
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KILL TIME Crossword Clue & Answer
‘KILL TIME’ is a 8 letter
Phrase
starting with K and ending with E
All Solutions for KILL TIME
Clue | Answer |
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KILL TIME (4) |
IDLE |
KILL TIME (4) |
LOAF |
KILL TIME (5) |
DALLY |
KILL TIME (5) |
FRISK |
KILL TIME (6) |
DABBLE |
KILL TIME (6) |
FROLIC |
KILL TIME (6) |
LOITER |
KILL TIME (6) |
POTTER |
KILL TIME (7) |
FRIBBLE |
KILL TIME (15) |
DONOTHINGUSEFUL |
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