Synonyms and antonyms of General words meaning to spend time in American Thesaurus

spend (verb)

to use your time, effort, or energy to do something

pass (verb)

to spend time doing something

fill (verb)

if you fill a period of time, you spend it doing something

devote to ()

to spend a lot of time or effort doing something

put in ()

to spend a particular amount of time doing something, or to make a particular amount of effort in order to do something

dedicate to ()

to spend your time and effort doing something

put into ()

to spend a particular amount of time doing something, or to make a particular amount of effort in order to do something

kill (verb)

to spend time doing a particular activity while you are waiting for something