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time to kill en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) A period during which one has no responsibilities to fulfill, often while waiting for some event or outcome, and therefore must find some activity to partake in to prevent boredom.
You are young and life is long / And there is time to kill today
1973 March 1, Roger Waters, “Time”, in The Dark Side of the Moon, performed by Pink Floyd:
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(uncountable) The time it takes for something to kill something else.
Forms
Relateds
time killer · kill time
Synonyms
kill time