With Kotlin 1.3, according to your needs, you may choose one of the following ways to solve your problem.

#1. Using chunked

fun main() {
    val list = listOf(2, 4, 3, 10, 8, 7, 9)
    val newList = list.chunked(2)
    //val newList = list.chunked(size = 2) // also works
    print(newList)
}

/*
prints:
[[2, 4], [3, 10], [8, 7], [9]]
*/

#2. Using windowed

fun main() {
    val list = listOf(2, 4, 3, 10, 8, 7, 9)
    val newList = list.windowed(2, 2, true)
    //val newList = list.windowed(size = 2, step = 2, partialWindows = true) // also works
    println(newList)
}

/*
prints:
[[2, 4], [3, 10], [8, 7], [9]]
*/