while away the time

while away the time
Synonyms and related words:
beguile the time, burn daylight, buy time, consume time, dabble, diddle, doodle, drown care, footle, fribble, fritter away time, have a ball, have fun, keep time, kill time, laugh it up, live it up, look for time, loosen up, lose time, measure time, occupy time, pass the time, pass time, piddle, potter, put in time, putter, race against time, relax, spend time, summer, take time, take up time, trifle, use time, waste time, weekend, winter, work against time

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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