: something that amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably : diversion
Her favorite pastime is gardening.
Baseball has been a national pastime for many years.
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Baseball has been a national pastime for years.
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The likely origin of tarot was the Italian Renaissance, when cards became a popular pastime in the courts of Venice and Milan.
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
With the channels that are left, Lazarus sees opportunity in live sports — USA Network will still get to carry the Olympics even after the separation (and also has the Premier League and NASCAR), while Golf is bulking up its businesses in that niche pastime.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
Not surprisingly, the relatively new pastime of novel-reading was considered dangerous for young people.
—Anna Mae Duane, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2025
This decadeslong pastime in Black communities has been celebrated everywhere from weddings to family reunions to impromptu backyard hangs.
—Patrice Gaines, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
With the channels that are left, Lazarus sees opportunity in live sports — USA Network will still get to carry the Olympics even after the separation (and also has the Premier League and NASCAR), while Golf is bulking up its businesses in that niche pastime.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
Not surprisingly, the relatively new pastime of novel-reading was considered dangerous for young people.
—Anna Mae Duane, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2025
This decadeslong pastime in Black communities has been celebrated everywhere from weddings to family reunions to impromptu backyard hangs.
—Patrice Gaines, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Pastime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastime. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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pastime
noun
pas·time
ˈpas-ˌtīm 
: something that helps to make time pass agreeably
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