kill time

⏳ Time
Meaning
To engage in activities to pass the time while waiting.
Literal Meaning
To end time or make it cease.
Example
“I read a book to kill time while waiting for my flight.”

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Just barely in time; at the last possible moment.

Once in a blue moon

Very rarely; an event that occurs infrequently.

At the eleventh hour

At the last possible moment before a deadline.

1 o'clock "sharp"

exactly at 1 o'clock without delay