watching the world go by

A form of watch the world go by — To pause and remain still whilst doing nothing but surveying the environment around oneself.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of watch the world go by
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APA

watching the world go by. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watching%20the%20world%20go%20by

MLA

“watching the world go by.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watching%20the%20world%20go%20by. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “watching the world go by,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watching%20the%20world%20go%20by.

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