ALL meanings of kill time
kill time
K k - idioms kill time on time, at the specified time; punctually. to be paid for within a designated period of time, as in installments: Many people are never out of debt because they buy everything on time. 1
- idioms kill time out of time, not in the proper rhythm: His singing was out of time with the music. 1
- idioms kill time pass the time of day, to converse briefly with or greet someone: The women would stop in the market to pass the time of day. 1
- idioms kill time take one's time, to be slow or leisurely; dawdle: Speed was important here, but he just took his time. 1
- idioms kill time time after time, again and again; repeatedly; often: I've told him time after time not to slam the door. 1
- idioms kill time time and time again, repeatedly; often: Time and time again I warned her to stop smoking. Also, time and again. 1
- idioms kill time time of life, (one's) age: At your time of life you must be careful not to overdo things. 1
- idioms kill time time of one's life, Informal. an extremely enjoyable experience: They had the time of their lives on their trip to Europe. 1
- noun kill time the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another. 1
- noun kill time duration regarded as belonging to the present life as distinct from the life to come or from eternity; finite duration. 1
- noun kill time (sometimes initial capital letter) a system or method of measuring or reckoning the passage of time: mean time; apparent time; Greenwich Time. 1
- noun kill time a limited period or interval, as between two successive events: a long time. 1
- noun kill time a particular period considered as distinct from other periods: Youth is the best time of life. 1
- noun kill time Often, times. a period in the history of the world, or contemporary with the life or activities of a notable person: prehistoric times; in Lincoln's time. the period or era now or previously present: a sign of the times; How times have changed! a period considered with reference to its events or prevailing conditions, tendencies, ideas, etc.: hard times; a time of war. 1
- noun kill time a prescribed or allotted period, as of one's life, for payment of a debt, etc. 1
- noun kill time the end of a prescribed or allotted period, as of one's life or a pregnancy: His time had come, but there was no one left to mourn over him. When her time came, her husband accompanied her to the delivery room. 1
- noun kill time a period with reference to personal experience of a specified kind: to have a good time; a hot time in the old town tonight. 1
- noun kill time a period of work of an employee, or the pay for it; working hours or days or an hourly or daily pay rate. 1
- noun kill time Informal. a term of enforced duty or imprisonment: to serve time in the army; do time in prison. 1
- noun kill time the period necessary for or occupied by something: The time of the baseball game was two hours and two minutes. The bus takes too much time, so I'll take a plane. 1
- noun kill time leisure time; sufficient or spare time: to have time for a vacation; I have no time to stop now. 1
- noun kill time a particular or definite point in time, as indicated by a clock: What time is it? 1
- noun kill time a particular part of a year, day, etc.; season or period: It's time for lunch. 1
- noun kill time an appointed, fit, due, or proper instant or period: a time for sowing; the time when the sun crosses the meridian; There is a time for everything. 1
- noun kill time the particular point in time when an event is scheduled to take place: train time; curtain time. 1
- noun kill time an indefinite, frequently prolonged period or duration in the future: Time will tell if what we have done here today was right. 1
- noun kill time the right occasion or opportunity: to watch one's time. 1
- noun kill time each occasion of a recurring action or event: to do a thing five times; It's the pitcher's time at bat. 1
- noun kill time times, used as a multiplicative word in phrasal combinations expressing how many instances of a quantity or factor are taken together: Two goes into six three times; five times faster. 1
- noun kill time Drama. one of the three unities. Compare unity (def 8). 1
- noun kill time Prosody. a unit or a group of units in the measurement of meter. 1
- noun kill time Music. tempo; relative rapidity of movement. the metrical duration of a note or rest. proper or characteristic tempo. the general movement of a particular kind of musical composition with reference to its rhythm, metrical structure, and tempo. the movement of a dance or the like to music so arranged: waltz time. 1
- noun kill time Military. rate of marching, calculated on the number of paces taken per minute: double time; quick time. 1
- noun kill time Manège. each completed action or movement of the horse. 1
- adjective kill time of, relating to, or showing the passage of time. 1
- adjective kill time (of an explosive device) containing a clock so that it will detonate at the desired moment: a time bomb. 1
- adjective kill time Commerce. payable at a stated period of time after presentment: time drafts or notes. 1
- adjective kill time of or relating to purchases on the installment plan, or with payment postponed. 1
- verb with object kill time to measure or record the speed, duration, or rate of: to time a race. 1
- verb with object kill time to fix the duration of: The proctor timed the test at 15 minutes. 1
- verb with object kill time to fix the interval between (actions, events, etc.): They timed their strokes at six per minute. 1
- verb with object kill time to regulate (a train, clock, etc.) as to time. 1
- verb with object kill time to appoint or choose the moment or occasion for; schedule: He timed the attack perfectly. 1
- verb without object kill time to keep time; sound or move in unison. 1
- idioms kill time against time, in an effort to finish something within a limited period: We worked against time to get out the newspaper. 1
- idioms kill time ahead of time, before the time due; early: The building was completed ahead of time. 1
- idioms kill time at one time, once; in a former time: At one time they owned a restaurant. at the same time; at once: They all tried to talk at one time. 1
- idioms kill time at the same time, nevertheless; yet: I'd like to try it, but at the same time I'm a little afraid. 1
- idioms kill time at times, at intervals; occasionally: At times the city becomes intolerable. 1
- idioms kill time beat someone's time, Slang. to compete for or win a person being dated or courted by another; prevail over a rival: He accused me, his own brother, of trying to beat his time. 1