Nhóm 3: WAITING, PATIENCE & BOREDOM

to test one's patience

to try someone's patience - Example: "Waiting for two hours really tested my patience."

to kill time

to pass the time - Example: "I scrolled through my phone to kill time."

a tedious, monotonous task

a boring, repetitive task - Example: "Sitting in a waiting room felt tedious and monotonous."

to be mentally understimulated

to feel bored due to a lack of challenging activities - Example: "I felt mentally understimulated during the lecture."

to drag on

to last too long in a boring way - Example: "The meeting dragged on for what felt like hours."

to lose all sense of time

to forget what time it is - Example: "I was so bored that I lost all sense of time."

to be craving intellectual stimulation

to want a mental challenge - Example: "I was craving intellectual stimulation, but the place offered none."

to zone out

to stop paying attention - Example: "I zoned out after the first ten minutes of waiting."

to have the attention span of a goldfish

to have a very short attention span - Example: "With social media, many people have the attention span of a goldfish."

to be a test of endurance

to be a difficult trial of patience or strength - Example: "Waiting in line for concert tickets was a real test of endurance."