while away
Upper Intermediate (B2) neutral
To spend free time doing something relaxing or fun, usually when you are waiting or have nothing important to do.
"We whiled away the afternoon playing cards and listening to the rain."
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SIDEMEN ABANDONED IN ASIA
Sidemen · 47:06
It might still be a while away.
tommy & schlatt reunite
TommyVODS · 131:44
So yeah, but uh I imagine it'll be a little while away.
John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets | Lex Fridman Podcast #309
Lex Fridman · 310:50
but I can while away my time as the old man gardening in the code worlds.