Killing Time or Killin' Time may refer to: * Killing time, the act of being

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The Killing Time The Killing Time was a period of conflict in Scottish history between the Presbyterian Covenanter movement, based largely in the southwest of the country, and the government forces of Kings Charles II of England, Charles II and James II of En ...

, a period in late 17th century Scottish history

Films

* ''Killing Time'' (1979 film), a short film directed by Fronza Woods * ''Killing Time'', a 1984 film nominated for a

BAFTA Award for Best Short Film The BAFTA Award for Best British Short Film is a film award presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) at the annual British Academy Film Awards. BAFTA is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, ...

* ''The Killing Time'' (film), a 1987 film starring Kiefer Sutherland * ''Killing Time'', a 1995 short film by

Damian Harris Damian David Harris (born 2 August 1958) is a British film director and screenwriter. He is the eldest son of the actor Richard Harris and socialite Elizabeth Rees-Williams. Career In 1968, Harris debuted on screen playing Miles in the film ' ...

starring Eric Stoltz * ''Killing Time'' (1998 film), a British film by Bharat Nalluri * ''Killing Time'' (2007 film), a documentary by Annika Gustafson about the Bhutanese refugees

Literature

Fiction

(Alphabetical by author) * ''Killing Time'' (Carr novel), a 2000 novel by Caleb Carr * ''Killing Time'' (''Star Trek'' novel), a 1985 ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' novel by Della van Hise * ''Killing Time'', a 1967 novel by

Thomas Berger Thomas Louis Berger (July 20, 1924 – July 13, 2014) was an American novelist. Probably best known for his picaresque novel ''Little Big Man'' and the subsequent film by Arthur Penn, Berger explored and manipulated many genres of fiction throu ...

* ''Killing Time'', a 1988 novel by

Robert J. Conley Robert J. Conley (December 29, 1940 – February 16, 2014) was a Cherokee author. In 2007, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers' Circle of the Americas. Conley was born in Cushing, Oklahoma on December 29, 1940. He wa ...

* ''Killing Time'', a 1996 Bill Slider mystery by

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (born 13 August 1948) is a British writer of historical, romance and mystery novels. She normally writes under her own name, but has also used the pseudonyms Emma Woodhouse and Elizabeth Bennett. Cynthia was born on 13 Aug ...

* ''Killing Time'', a 2005 novel by

Linda Howard Linda S. Howington (born August 3, 1950 in Alabama, United States) is an American best-selling romance/suspense author under her pseudonym Linda Howard. Biography Howington began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her ...

* ''Killing Time'', a 2003 novel in the series The Invisible Detective by Justin Richards * ''Killing Time'', a 1961 novel by

Donald Westlake Donald Edwin Westlake (July 12, 1933 – December 31, 2008) was an American writer with more than one hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray int ...

Non fiction

(Alphabetical by title) * ''Killing Time'' (autobiography), a 1994 autobiography by Paul Feyerabend * ''Killing Time: An Investigation into the Death-Row Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal'', a 2003 book by

Dave Lindorff Dave Lindorff is an American investigative reporter, filmmaker, a columnist for ''CounterPunch'' and a contributor to '' Tarbell.org,'' ''The Nation,'' ''FAIR'' and ''Salon.com''. His work was highlighted by Project Censored 2004, 2011 and 2012. ...

* ''Killing Time: Archaeology and the First World War'', a 2007 book by

Nicholas J. Saunders Nicholas J. Saunders (b. 20 January, 1953) is a British academic archaeologist and anthropologist. He was educated at the universities of Sheffield University, Sheffield (BA Archaeology, 1979), Cambridge University, Cambridge (MPhil Social Anthr ...

* ''Killing Time: Life in the Arkansas Penitentiary'', a 1977 photography book by Bruce Jackson * ''Killing Time: The First Full Investigation into the Unsolved Murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman'', a 1996 book by

Donald Freed Donald Freed (born May 13, 1932) is an American playwright, novelist, screenwriter, historian, teacher and activist. According to Freed's friend and colleague, the late Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter, "(Freed) is a writer of blazing imagination, c ...

and Raymond P. Briggs * ''The Killing Time: German U-Boats 1914-18'', a 1972 book by

Edwyn Gray Edwyn Gray (born 1927) is a British writer who specialises in naval writing although at times has written short stories. He was born in London and educated at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe. He read economics at the University of London a ...

Music

Groups

Killing Time (American band) Killing Time is a New York hardcore band. From their beginnings in 1988, under the name Raw Deal, they went on to record two full-length albums and several EPs, singles, and compilation tracks. The band went through three hiatuses before form ...

, a hardcore punk band *

Killing Time (Australian band) Mantissa were an Australian hard rock band which formed as Killing Time in 1989. Killing Time included Nina Grant on bass guitar and vocals, Chris Paine on guitar, and Adam Pringle on lead vocals. In February 1991 they issued an extended play, ...

, now known as Mantissa, a hard rock band

Albums

* ''Killing Time'' (Bayside album) or the title song, 2011 * ''Killing Time'' (Girl album) or the title song, 1987 * ''Killing Time'' (Massacre album) or the title song, 1981 * ''Killing Time'' (Mitchell Butel album), 2012 * ''Killing Time'' (Tina Cousins album), 1998 * ''Killing Time'', or the title song, by

Sweet Savage Sweet Savage are a heavy metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1979. Future Dio and Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell was an early member. Since forming in 1979, Sweet Savage have released three studio albums, three single ...

, 1996 * ''Killing Time'', or the title song, by

U.K. Subs U.K. Subs are an English punk rock band, among the earliest in the first wave of British punk. Formed in 1976, the mainstay of the band has been vocalist Charlie Harper (singer), Charlie Harper, originally a singer in Britain's Rhythm and blues ...

, 1988 * ''Killin' Time'' (Clint Black album), or the title song (see below), 1989 * ''Killin' Time'' (Gasolin' album), or the title song, 1978

Songs

* "Killing Time" (Megadeth song), 2012 * "Killing Time", by

The Celibate Rifles The Celibate Rifles were an Australian punk rock band which formed in 1979 with a line-up that included mainstays Dave Morris on rhythm guitar and Kent Steedman on lead guitar; within a year they were joined by Damien Lovelock on lead vocals. Th ...

from ''Sideroxylon'', 1983 * "Killing Time", by City and Colour from '' If I Should Go Before You'', 2015 * "Killing Time", by Cold Chisel from '' Blood Moon'', 2019, also covered by Jimmy Barnes in 2020 * "Killing Time", by Destiny's Child from ''

Destiny's Child Destiny's Child was an American girl group whose final lineup comprised Beyoncé, Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams (singer), Michelle Williams. The group began their musical career as Girl's Tyme, formed in 1990 in Hou ...

'', 1998 * "Killing Time", by Grave Digger from '' Tunes of War'', 1996 * "Killing Time", by Hed PE from '' Broke'', 2000 * "Killing Time", by Hollywood Rose from '' The Roots of Guns N' Roses'', 2004 * "Killing Time", by Infected Mushroom from ''

Legend of the Black Shawarma ''Legend of the Black Shawarma'' is the seventh studio album by psychedelic trance duo Infected Mushroom released on September 8, 2009. The album is named after a shawarma, a Middle Eastern wrap/sandwich; the equivalent of the döner kebab in T ...

'', 2009 * "Killing Time", by Joss Stone from ''

Mind Body & Soul ''Mind Body & Soul'' is the second studio album by English singer and songwriter Joss Stone, released on 15 September 2004 by S-Curve Records. The album received generally favourable reviews from music critics and earned Stone three Grammy Awa ...

'', 2004 * "Killing Time", by Magdalena Bay from ''

Imaginal Disk ''Imaginal Disk'' is the second studio album by the American musical duo Magdalena Bay, released through Mom + Pop Music on August 23, 2024. Both members of the duo, Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin, entirely wrote and produced the album, ...

'', 2024 * "Killing Time", by Maserati from '' Enter the Mirror'', 2020 * "Killing Time", by Obituary from '' The End Complete'', 1992 * "Killing Time", by Pennywise from '' About Time'', 1995 * "Killing Time", by Terrorvision from ''

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'', 1992 * "Killing Time", by The Tragically Hip from ''

The Tragically Hip The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as the Hip, was a Canadian rock band formed in Kingston, Ontario in 1984, consisting of vocalist Gord Downie, guitarist Paul Langlois, guitarist Rob Baker (known as Bobby Baker until 1994), bassis ...

'', 1987 * "Killing Time", by Triumph from '' Thunder Seven'', 1984 * "Killin' Time" (Clint Black song), 1989 * "Killin' Time" (Tina Cousins song), 1997 * "Killin' Time", by Fred Knoblock and

Susan Anton Susan Anton is an American actress and singer. Her debut film, " Goldengirl," earned her a Golden Globe nomination, leading to a contract with NBC for her variety show, "Presenting Susan Anton." Later, ABC signed her for the drama series " ...

, 1981

Television

* ''Killing Time'' (TV series), a 2011 Australian drama series * "Killing Time" (''Beavis and Butt-head''), a 1994 episode * "Killing Time" (''Time Squad''), a 2001 episode * "Killin' Time" (''Quantum Leap''), a 1992 episode

Other art, entertainment, and media

* ''Killing Time'', a 1999 poetry collection by

Simon Armitage Simon Robert Armitage (born 26 May 1963) is an English poet, playwright, musician and novelist. He was appointed Poet Laureate on 10 May 2019. He is professor of poetry at the University of Leeds. He has published over 20 collections of poetr ...

* ''Killing Time'' (video game), a 1995 first-person shooter originally for 3DO * ''Killing Time'', a video artwork by

Sam Taylor-Wood Samantha Louise Taylor-Johnson ( Taylor-Wood; born 1967) is a British filmmaker. Her directorial feature film debut was 2009's '' Nowhere Boy'', a film based on the childhood experiences of the Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock ...

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