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Pass time vs. Past time pastime
Pass time
/pæs taɪm/Examples:
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Past time pastime
/ˈpæsˌtaɪm/Examples:
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Pass time is an action you do, it involves the process of spending time doing something.
- Past time refers to events that happened already, highlighting something that belongs to history.
- Pastime is a noun and refers to an activity you enjoy doing in your free time regularly.
- Remember that pass time is two words and involves time moving forwards.
- Recalling past as historical helps differentiate past time which refers to a time that is behind us.
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