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Zeit totschlagen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dawdle verb To move slowly or take much longer than necessary, often because of a lack of urgency.

Senses

Zeit totschlagen is used for these senses in English:

  • kill time (informal, intransitive) To engage in an activity whose only purpose is to make the time seem to pass more quickly; to fill the time between activities.

Related German words