kill time, an hour, etc.

to do something that keeps you busy while you are waiting for something else to happen

打发时间/消磨一个钟头(等等)

My friend was late, so I killed an hour window-shopping.

我朋友晚了，我在商店里闲逛了大约一个小时来打发时间。

If Susan is off somewhere, I'll kill time by looking around.

如果苏珊去了别的什么地方，我就稍微逛逛来消磨时间。

打发某人也可以用到

dismiss /dɪs'mɪs/ 让...离开;开除;解散;解雇

He dismissed her with an airy wave.

他随意一挥手就把她打发走了。