killing time
phrase
as in hacking (around)
to spend time doing nothing
They were scrolling through their phones to kill time before the movie started.
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“Killing time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killing%20time. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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