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。