whiling away the time 打发时间
whiling away the afternoon 消磨下午时光
whiling away the hours 消磨时光
A: What are you doing?
A：你在做什么？
B: Just whiling away the time before the movie starts.
B：只是在电影开始前消磨一下时间。
1) 消磨时间
2) 打发时间
3) 虚度时光
1. 打发（时间）
verb
1. to pass time, especially in a relaxed or idle way
Synonym: pass, spend