whiles away
Spends time idly
To while away time is to pass it in a leisurely or idle manner, often doing something pleasant but undemanding: She whiled away the afternoon reading on the porch.
The phrase suggests time spent agreeably rather than productively.
Whiles is simply the third-person singular form: He whiles away his retirement tending the garden.
- spendPay out money
- fritter awayWaste by small degrees
- idle hoursUnproductive time intervals
- daydreamsIdle waking thoughts
- lost in thoughtDeeply mentally preoccupied
procrastinates · idle · bides · amusement · lounge · coffee break · tarries · distraction · escapism · doodles · dawdles · pass the time · kills time · naps · reads · lingers · wistfulness · people watching
whiles awaytoils
Works with great effort
labors · buckles down · hustles · gets down to business · applies oneself
whiles awaycrams
Stuffs or studies hastily
races against time · seizes · rushes · maximizes · hurries