Synonyms of kills time

kills time

phrase

present tense third-person singular of kill time

as in kicks back

to spend time doing nothing

They were scrolling through their phones to kill time before the movie started.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kicks back
• goofs (off)
• hangs (around or out)
• hacks (around)
• hangs about
• chills
• lounges
• plays
• rests
• bums
• kicks around
• loafs
• footles
• lazes
• lazies
• relaxes
• twiddles one's thumbs
• drones
• strolls
• veges out
• pokes
• dillydallies
• idles
• dawdles
• vegges out
• potters (around)
• messes
• fiddles (around)
• putters (around)
• mucks
• lolls
• aestivates
• lingers
• estivates
• monkeys
• fools
• dallies
• trifles
• hibernates
• piddles
• lags
• dozes
• saunters
• goldbricks
• swans
• loiters
• ambles
• truants
• tarries
• malingers
• moseys
• furloughs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• works
• slaves
• labors
• travails
• toils
• plows
• grubs
• pegs
• buckles (down)
• sweats
• plugs
• humps
• applies
• grinds
• drudges
• plods
• moils
• hustles
• exerts
• puts out