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kills time

kills time is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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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What is kills time the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Kills time is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kill time.

Words near kills time in the dictionary

  1. kills oneself
  2. kills someone dead
  3. kills the fatted calf
  4. kills the goose that lays the golden eggs
  5. kills the messenger
  6. kills time
  7. kills two birds with one shot
  8. kills two birds with one stone
  9. kills with kindness
  10. killscreen
  11. killscreens

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