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killed time

killed time is the simple past and past participle of kill time.

Meaning of kill time

Verb

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

  1. (informal, intransitive) 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.

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Questions about killed time

What is killed time the simple past and past participle of?
Killed time is the simple past and past participle of kill time.

Words near killed time in the dictionary

  1. killed one's darlings
  2. killed oneself
  3. killed someone dead
  4. killed the fatted calf
  5. killed the goose that laid the golden eggs
  6. killed time
  7. killed two birds with one shot
  8. killed two birds with one stone
  9. killed with kindness
  10. killedar
  11. killedars

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