kill-time—an occupation which is not very useful or interesting, intended to pass away the time:
- It was such an utter loss to the reader, that he could not so well call it passtime as kill-time.
killing time—said of the time at which an animal is fit to be killed:
- Hog killing time is a season of severe and lasting cold weather, required for the preserving of the meat.
See also: kill the clock / kill time.