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kill time Meaning & Definition

What Does Kill Time Mean?

Kill Time is a verb that means To engage in an activity whose only purpose is to make the time seem to pass more quickly; to fill the time between activities. As a noun, it means The time it takes for something to kill something else.

Kill Time in Brief

Part of speechverb, noun
Pluralkill times
Verb formskills time, killing time, killed time

Kill Time Definition (Verb)

  1. To engage in an activity whose only purpose is to make the time seem to pass more quickly; to fill the time between activities.

    She had nothing better to do, so she went to the bowling alley to kill time.

Kill Time as a Noun

  1. The time it takes for something to kill something else.

Synonyms of Kill Time

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Kill Time in a Sentence

She had nothing better to do, so she went to the bowling alley to kill time.

Word Forms & Grammar

kill time (third-person singular simple present kills time, present participle killing time, simple past and past participle killed time)

kill time (plural kill times)

Quick Answers About Kill Time

Is kill time a verb or a noun?

Kill time is mainly used as a verb, but it can also be used as a noun.

What is the plural of kill time?

The plural of kill time is kill times.

What is the past tense of kill time?

The past tense of kill time is killed time. The present participle is killing time.

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