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time to kill

time to kill noun: 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.

Noun

time to kill (uncountable)

  1. 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
  2. The time it takes for something to kill something else.
    Synonyms:
    kill time

Synonyms of time to kill

Forms of time to kill

alternative formTTK
alternative formttk

Questions about time to kill

What does time to kill mean?
Time to kill means 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.
What part of speech is time to kill?
Time to kill is a noun.

Words near time to kill in the dictionary

  1. time thieves
  2. time thrust
  3. time thrusts
  4. time to come
  5. time to expiry
  6. time to kill
  7. time to live
  8. time to make the donuts
  9. time to market
  10. time to maturity
  11. time to progression

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