time hangs heavy
Also, time hangs heavy on one's hands. Time passes slowly, as in She adjusted quite well to the nursing home, except that she says time hangs heavy on her hands. This metaphoric term, first recorded in the late 1760s, likens the passage of time to a burdensome weight.
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How to use time hangs heavy in a sentence
Play is the resource of none but men whose time hangs heavy on their hands.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques RousseauAn occasional caller may come to pay his or her visit; but otherwise the time hangs heavy on her hands.
Life in an Indian Outpost | Gordon CasserlyNow time hangs heavy on his hands; yet for most things he cannot find Time!
Merrie England In The Olden Time, Vol. 2 (of 2) | George DanielBecause time hangs heavy on my hands, and the chess-board has ceased to have any attraction.
The Robbers | Friedrich SchillerAnd time hangs heavy on a fellow's hands, after he has lost her society.
Mal Moule | Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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