kill time
waste time; cause the time to pass more rapidly消磨时间
They killed time by playing cards.他们玩纸牌来消磨时间。
That's all rightdo stay and chat.I'm killing time till I go home.好吧,再留下来谈一会儿。我在回家前也只是消遣消遣。
To kill time until the exhibition opened, we looked round the shops.因等展览会开门,我们去逛商店消磨时间。