退たい屈くつしのぎ

noun

killing time; staving off boredom

Refers to an activity or thing that helps pass the time and relieve boredom.

• 長ながい待まち時じ間かんの退たい屈くつしのぎに、スマホでゲームをした。

  To kill time during the long wait, I played games on my smartphone.

• 読どく書しょは最さい高こうの退たい屈くつしのぎだ。

  Reading is the best way to stave off boredom.