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Meaning of time to kill | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A period during which one has no responsibilities to fulfill, often while waiting for some event or outcome, and therefore must find some activity to partake in to prevent boredom.

uncountable

Examples

“You are young and life is long / And there is time to kill today”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

time to live time to market time to maturity time to progression time trace time track

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