Time to spare

[zuzicka]

Test No. incompl/advan-13 "Time Expressions (1)", question 3

The station isn't far away and the train leaves in about ten minutes so there is no need to worry - we have time to ..........

(a) save
(b) store
(c) spare
(d) place

Test No. incompl/advan-13 "Time Expressions (1)", answer 3

The station isn't far away and the train leaves in about ten minutes so there is no need to worry - we have time to spare.

Correct answer: (c) spare
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hi,what is the best choice?

[Alan]

This is the correct answer and it means we have enough time available in order to relax.
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[690]

What is the difference between "to have time to kill" and "to have time to spare"?
I think "to have time to kill" means to do something else before doing what we have to do. For example: We have to take the bus, but it's late. For this reason, we go to have a coffee in a bar. Spending time in the bar, it's time to kill.
Instead, "to have time to spare" means, after finishing something, we can relax.
The latter time, it's time to spare.
Is it right?