time to kill
noun1
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 today1973 March 1, Roger Waters, “Time”, in The Dark Side of the Moon, performed by Pink Floyd:
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Video games The time it takes for something to kill something else.
- Related terms
- kill time, time killer