Have time to kill Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈhæv/ /ˈtaɪm/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈkɪɫ

HAV TIME tuh KILL

UK

hæv/ /tˈaɪm/ /tˈuː/ /kˈɪl

hav-TIME too-KILL

التعريف

To have extra free time with nothing urgent to do; to be waiting and needing to fill the time.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal; often said when waiting, between appointments, or before events. Common with 'I've got' or 'we have'. Similar to 'kill time', but 'have time to kill' focuses on extra time, not the activity used to spend it.

• Spanish: tener tiempo libre - tener tiempo de sobra
• Portuguese (BR): ter tempo sobrando - estar com tempo livre
• Portuguese (PT): ter tempo livre - estar com tempo para gastar
• Chinese (Simplified): 有空闲时间
• Chinese (Traditional): 有空閒時間
• Hindi: फुर्सत होना
• Arabic: لديه وقت فراغ
• Bengali: অতিরিক্ত সময় থাকা - অবসর সময় থাকা
• Russian: лишнее время - свободное время
• Japanese: 暇がある - 時間を持て余す
• Vietnamese: có thời gian rảnh - có thời gian để giết
• Korean: 남는 시간(이) 있다 - 여유 시간이 있다
• Turkish: boş zamanı olmak - vakit geçirmek için zamanı olmak
• Urdu: اضافی وقت ہونا - فارغ وقت ہونا
• Indonesian: punya waktu luang - ada waktu senggang

جمل نموذجية

I have time to kill before my dentist appointment.

basic

We had time to kill, so we walked around the park.

basic

Do you have time to kill this afternoon?

basic

The movie starts in an hour, so I've got some time to kill.

natural

If you have time to kill, you should check out that café across the street.

natural

I usually read a book when I have time to kill at the airport.

natural