garbage time

ˈɡɑːrbɪdʒ taɪm

Definition

Definition of garbage time - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

scoreboard phase

Rare

final moments of a game with a decided outcome

Rare

The coach put in the rookies during garbage time.

junk time

everyday life

Rare

time considered unproductive or inconsequential

Rare

He finished his work and spent the rest in garbage time.

downtime

idle time

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Expressions with garbage

garbage fire

chaotic or disastrous situation

The event turned into a complete garbage fire.

load of garbage

large amount of waste materials collected together

The truck carried a load of garbage to the landfill.

treat like garbage

to treat someone with extreme disrespect or disregard

He would often treat his employees like garbage, making them feel worthless.

garbage in, garbage out

exp.

poor input leads to poor output in computing

If you enter wrong data, garbage in, garbage out.

garbage bag

plastic bag used for disposing of waste

She filled the garbage bag with kitchen scraps..

garbage bin

container for waste disposal

He threw the spoiled food into the garbage bin..

Expressions with time

about time

exp.

referring to the concept of time

We talked about time and its mysteries.

in time

adv.

without being late

She arrived in time for the meeting.

take time

require a long period to happen or be done

Good things take time to develop..

time's up

exp.

the deadline has passed, there is no more time

Time's up, please put your pencils down.

ahead of time

adv.

before the expected moment or deadline

The report was submitted ahead of time.

have the time

be available to do something

I don't have the time to meet today.

out of time

adj.

having no time left to finish something

We were out of time to submit the project.

take your time

use as much time as needed

Take your time to answer the question.

any time now

adv.

very soon, within a short time

The bus should arrive any time now.

as time goes by

adv.

gradually, events develop as months go on

As time goes by, friendships can fade or grow stronger.

Examples of garbage time in a sentence

Garbage time allowed the bench players to get some minutes.
The coach put in the rookies during garbage time.
Fans often leave the stadium during garbage time.

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French:fin de match, temps perdu, ...
German:tote Zeit, Leerlaufzeit, ...
Italian:garbage time, tempo morto, ...
Spanish:minutos basura, tiempo basura, ...
Portuguese:minutos finais com resultado decidido, tempo morto, ...
Chinese:垃圾时间, 无效时间, ...
Japanese:ガーベッジタイム, 消化試合, ...
Arabic:وَقْت تَحْصيل حاصِل, وَقْت ضائِع, ...
Hebrew:זְמַן לַפְּרוֹטוֹקוֹל, זְמַן מְבֻזְבָּז, ...
Russian:мусорное время, пустая трата времени, ...
Ukrainian:гарбідж-тайм, марний час, ...
Hindi:अंतिम समय, बेकार समय, ...
Bengali:গারবেজ টাইম, অপ্রয়োজনীয় সময়, ...
Catalan:temps mort, temps de rebuig, ...
Czech:dohrávaná, hluchý čas, ...
Danish:skraldetid, spildtid, ...
Dutch:garbage time, tijdverspilling, ...
Greek:χρόνος απορριμμάτων, άσκοπος χρόνος, ...
Hungarian:már eldőlt mérkőzés végjátéka, holtidő, ...
Khmer:ពេលចុងក្រោយនៃការប្រកួតដែលលទ្ធផលបានសម្រេចរួច, ពេលវេលាដែលចាត់ទុកថាឥតប្រយោជន៍ ឬមិនសំខាន់, ...
Korean:가비지 타임, 허송세월, ...
Persian:زمان بی‌اهمیت, زمان بی‌فایده, ...
Polish:nieistotny czas, czas bezproduktywny, ...
Portuguese (BR):minutos finais com resultado decidido, tempo morto, ...
Romanian:timp de gunoaie, timp pierdut, ...
Swedish:skräptid, slaktminuter, ...
Thai:เวลาขยะ, เวลาที่ไม่สำคัญ, ...
Turkish:çöp zaman, ...
Vietnamese:thời gian rác, thời gian vô nghĩa, ...

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