whilesomethingaway
phrasal verbwithwhileverbuk/waɪl/us/waɪl/
tospendtimein arelaxedway because you have nothing to do or you arewaitingfor somethingelsetohappen:
We whiled away theafternoonplayingcardsinfrontof thefire.
That's thespotwhere Sara and I used to while away thehoursbetweenlectures.
to spend time doing nothing or very little
- lazeI can’t wait to go on holiday and just laze about on the beach.
- have time to killWe had some time to kill, so we went to the museum.
- have time on your handsShe should be able to volunteer at the animal shelter - she has time on her hands since graduating from uni.
- be at a loose endUKHe was at a loose end when his parents left on holiday.
- wait aroundWe were just waiting around while our friends ran inside to get tickets.
- hang around (somewhere)I'll just hang around until you get here.
Spending time & time passing
- all the time in the worldidiom
- Anno Domini
- elapse
- employ
- fall
- fall away
- kill time, an hour, etc.idiom
- misspend
- pass
- roll
- roll by
- run out
- serve
- slip
- the sands of time are running outidiom
- time is onsomeone'ssideidiom
- time's a great healeridiom
- timekeeper
- wear
- wear on