binge-watch a show

Meaning

This expression means to watch multiple episodes of a television show or streaming series one after another in a single sitting. It is a very common casual term used when talking about streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, or Prime Video. It implies a sense of indulgence, where you cannot stop watching because the show is so engaging.

Examples

• I stayed up until 3 AM to binge-watch a show my coworker recommended.

  I stayed up until 3 AM to binge-watch a show my coworker recommended.

• Instead of going out this weekend, I'm just going to binge-watch a show on Netflix.

  Instead of going out this weekend, I'm just going to binge-watch a show on Netflix.

• It is so easy to binge-watch a show when they release the entire season all at once.

  It is so easy to binge-watch a show when they release the entire season all at once.

• We ended up binge-watching a show about true crime because every episode ended on a cliffhanger.

  We ended up binge-watching a show about true crime because every episode ended on a cliffhanger.

• I try not to binge-watch a show during the workweek because I always regret it the next morning.

  I try not to binge-watch a show during the workweek because I always regret it the next morning.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I binged-watched a show last night.

  ✓ I binge-watched a show last night.

  Only the second part of the compound verb 'watch' should take the past tense '-ed', or you can simply use the verb 'binge' on its own (e.g., 'I binged a show last night').

• ✗ I am going to make a binge-watch of a show.

  ✓ I am going to binge-watch a show.

  'Binge-watch' is used directly as a verb. Using it with 'make' is stilted and grammatically unnatural.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I have a free weekend, so I think I'll finally ___ that new sci-fi series everyone is talking about.

  💡 Watch many episodes of a program in a row.

  Show answer

  binge-watch a show

• If you start that thriller, you will definitely want to ___ in one single night.

  💡 Watch continuously without stopping.

  Show answer

  binge-watch the show