Difference between pass and run

[Simon]

Test No. errors/elem-3 "She works hard", question 7

Time spends very slowly when you are waiting for a bus to arrive.

(a) spends
(b) slowly
(c) to arrive

Test No. errors/elem-3 "She works hard", answer 7

Time passes very slowly when you are waiting for a bus to arrive.

Correct entry: passes
The error was: (a) spends
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Can I say "Time runs very slowly when you are waiting for a bus to arrive"?

[Alan]

Pass is needed here meaning go by. Run is go according to a plan as in: The trains are running late today.
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