Daily life
pass the time
do something while waiting
If you pass the time, you do something while you are waiting or have nothing else to do.
Hear it in real life
What did you do during the delay?
We played a quiz on my phone to pass the time.
I read a magazine to pass the time while my car was being repaired.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I passed the time by to read on the train.
Say: I passed the time by reading on the train.
After "pass the time by," use a noun or an -ing form.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
pass the time doing something; pass the time with something
Your turn: say it out loud
I read a magazine to pass the time while my car was being repaired.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
pass the time
do something while waiting
“I read a magazine to pass the time while my car was being repaired.”
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