To have (some) time to kill phrase informal
We can use both ways: "to have time to kill" or "to have some time to kill".
I stopped at the book store because I had some time to kill before my appointment.
Because I arrived at the destination one hour early, I got time to kill.
a long time ago
To remain influential in a particular situation or a particular group of people for a long time
Time is running out.
This expression means something will occur in the near future.
Blind man's holiday is the time between daylight and darkness when people cannot work because it is too dark to see.
This idiom is also known as the one "to kill time".
Because this idiom is used as a verb in the sentence, we can use it in some ways below:
- have/has (some) time to kill
- had (some) time to kill
We still have time to kill before hitting the road.
Whenever you have some time to kill, just call me up and I'll be there for you.
To have no money
He does not have two beans to rub together.