What is another word for pass the time?

Pronunciation: [pˈas ðə tˈa͡ɪm] (IPA)

"Pass the time" is a phrase commonly used to refer to engaging in activities to make time seem to go by faster. However, there are many synonyms that can be used to switch up the phrasing and make language more interesting. Instead of "pass the time," one could say "kill time," "occupy oneself," "while away the hours," "distract oneself," "entertain oneself," "amuse oneself," "fritter away the time," "spend time in," "indulge in," or "engross oneself in." Each of these phrases adds a new dimension to the idea of engaging in activities to pass the time, and can be used depending on the context.

What are the hypernyms for Pass the time?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Pass the time

  • If man knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they'd never marry.
    O. Henry
  • If men knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they'd never marry.
    O. Henry
  • It has an air about it of having strolled in from the street with a few tricks up its sleeve, and if everybody would relax, please, it would do its best to pass the time whimsically.
    Walter Kerr
  • 'Weasels — and stoats — and foxes — and so on. They're all right in a way — I'm very good friends with them — pass the time of day when we meet, and all that — but they break out sometimes, there's no denying it, and then — well, you can't really trust them, and that's the fact.'
    Kenneth Grahame
  • Every village has its simpleton, and if one does not exist they invent one to pass the time.
    Nikos Kazantzakis

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