junk time

dʒʌŋk taɪm

Definition of junk time - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

waste

unproductive time spent on trivial activities

He realized he had wasted hours in junk time on social media.

waste time

sports

time at the end of a game with a decided outcome

The coach put in the substitutes during junk time.

dead time

garbage time

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Expressions with junk

junk bond

high-risk, high-yield bond issued by a company

Investors were wary of the high default rates of junk bonds..

junk food news

news with little real information, often sensational or shallow

Junk food news filled the front page today.

hunk of junk

worthless mechanical or electrical equipment

That old car is just a hunk of junk.

piece of junk

object considered worthless or of no value

That old car is just a piece of junk.

junk email

unwanted email messages, often for advertising

My inbox is full of junk email today.

junk food

food low in nutrition, often processed, usually high in calories

Junk food is bad for your health.

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 junk time in a sentence

Junk time on games left him with no study hours.
Fans started leaving the stadium during junk time.
The star player rested during junk time.

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French:temps perdu, fin de match sans enjeu, ...
German:vergeudete Zeit, bedeutungslose Schlussphase, ...
Italian:tempo perso, tempo spazzatura, ...
Spanish:tiempo perdido, minutos de la basura, ...
Portuguese:tempo perdido, tempo morto, ...
Chinese:浪费时间, 垃圾时间, ...
Japanese:無駄な時間, ガーベッジタイム, ...
Arabic:وَقْت ضَائِع, وَقْت تَحْصِيل حاصِل, ...
Hebrew:בִּזְבּוּז זְמַן, זְמַן חֲסַר מַשְׁמָעוּת, ...
Russian:бесполезное время, мусорное время, ...
Ukrainian:марнування часу, марний час, ...
Hindi:व्यर्थ समय, अतिरिक्त समय, ...
Bengali:অপচয় সময়, ...
Catalan:temps perdut, temps mort, ...
Czech:prokrastinace, mrtvý čas, ...
Danish:spildtid, skraldetid, ...
Dutch:nutteloze tijd, ...
Greek:χαμένος χρόνος, χρόνος σκουπιδιών, ...
Hungarian:időpocsékolás, a mérkőzés végének már tét nélküli időszaka, ...
Khmer:ពេលវេលាដែលខ្ជះខ្ជាយទៅលើសកម្មភាពឥតប្រយោជន៍, ពេលចុងក្រោយនៃការប្រកួតដែលលទ្ធផលត្រូវបានសម្រេចរួចហើយ, ...
Korean:낭비 시간, 쓰레기 시간, ...
Persian:زمان بیهوده, زمان بی‌اهمیت, ...
Polish:zmarnowany czas, czas śmieciowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):tempo perdido, tempo morto, ...
Romanian:timp pierdut, timp inutil, ...
Swedish:slöseri med tid, skräptid, ...
Thai:เวลาสิ้นเปลือง, เวลาขยะ, ...
Turkish:boşa harcanan zaman, çöp zaman, ...
Vietnamese:thời gian lãng phí, thời gian rác, ...

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