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Matar el tiempo

To kill time

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Describes doing something unimportant just to pass the time while waiting for something else. Identical to the English idiom.

See It in Context

Leía para matar el tiempo mientras esperaba.

She was reading to kill time while she waited.

—¿Qué haces? —Nada, matando el tiempo.

—What are you doing? —Nothing, killing time.

Jugamos a las cartas para matar el tiempo en el aeropuerto.

We played cards to kill time at the airport.

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