What does "kill time" mean?

To do something to pass time To occupy oneself while waiting for something.

How do you use "kill time" in a sentence?

I killed time reading magazines. Just killing time until the bus. What can we do to kill time?

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common informal

Meaning: To do something to pass time

打发时间

Hacer algo para pasar el tiempo

時間をつぶす

시간을 때우다

To occupy oneself while waiting for something.

在等待某事时做点什么来消磨时间。

Entretenerse mientras se espera algo.

何かを待っている間に暇をつぶすこと。

무언가를 기다리는 동안 할 일을 찾아서 시간을 보내는 것을 뜻한다.

Base verb: kill

Particle: time

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

I killed time reading magazines.
我看杂志打发时间
Maté el tiempo leyendo revistas
雑誌を読んで時間をつぶした
잡지를 읽으며 시간을 때웠다.
Just killing time until the bus.
只是在等公交车打发时间
Solo matando el tiempo hasta que llegue el autobús
バスが来るまで暇をつぶしているところ
버스 올 때까지 그냥 시간을 때우는 중이야.
What can we do to kill time?
我们能做什么来打发时间？
¿Qué podemos hacer para matar el tiempo?
時間をつぶすのに何ができるかな？
시간을 때우려면 뭘 할 수 있을까?

Context: waiting, boredom, passing time

Tone: casual

From metaphorically killing or destroying time.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal