pass (the) time

This page is about the collocation pass (the) time

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to do something to fill in time when you're bored or have nothing to do

For example

  • How do you pass the time when you're on a long flight?

  • We're just wandering around the airport, passing time while we wait.

Note:
A related collocation is "kill time"

Quick Quiz

I passed the time reading because I

a. had been reading really slowly

b. didn't have anything else to do

c. had forgotten what time it was
a) had been reading really slowly b) didn't have anything else to do c) had forgotten what time it was

Contributor: Matt Errey