bat around vs while away time

bat around

verb
  • To flit quickly from place to place. 

  • To have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning. 

  • To discuss. 

  • To have a team's first batter of the inning come to bat for a second time (after all of the others in the batting line-up have batted). (See the usage note below.) 

while away time

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