time vampire

taɪm ˈvæmpaɪər

Definition

Definition of time vampire - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

productivity

Rare

Slang

person who takes up others' time unnecessarily

Rare

Slang

My colleague is a time vampire, always chatting during work hours.

time sink

time waster

science fiction

Rare

Slang

creature that feeds on time

Rare

Slang

The novel features a time vampire as the main antagonist.

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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.

Expressions with vampire

vampire bat

small bat from Central and South America feeding on blood

The vampire bat silently approached the sleeping cattle.

energy vampire

person who drains others' energy

She avoids him because he's an energy vampire.

vampire squid

metaphor for a parasitic entity

Some critics call the company a vampire squid.

vampire hours

time period when someone is active at night

She prefers vampire hours to get her creative work done.

false vampire

type of bat that does not drink blood

The false vampire is often mistaken for a bloodsucking bat..

false vampire bat

any bat thought to suck blood but eats insects

The false vampire bat hunts insects at night.

vampire facial

cosmetic procedure using PRP and microneedling

She booked a vampire facial for her birthday.

Examples of time vampire in a sentence

He realized his friend was a time vampire.
In the story, a time vampire disrupts the timeline.
The time vampire's presence caused chaos in the future.

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French:voleur de temps, vampire temporel, ...
German:Zeitfresser, Zeitvampir, ...
Italian:ladro di tempo, vampiro del tempo, ...
Spanish:ladrón de tiempo, vampiro del tiempo, ...
Portuguese:vampiro do tempo, devorador de tempo, ...
Chinese:时间吸血鬼, ...
Japanese:時間を無駄にする人, 時間吸血鬼, ...
Arabic:مُصّاصُ وَقْت, مُصاصُ الوَقْت, ...
Hebrew:שׁוֹאֵב זְמַן, עַרְפַּד זְמַן, ...
Russian:человек, отнимающий время, временной вампир, ...
Ukrainian:часовий вампір, ...
Hindi:समय बर्बाद करने वाला व्यक्ति, समय पिशाच, ...
Bengali:সময় ভ্যাম্পায়ার, ...
Catalan:vampir del temps, devorador de temps, ...
Czech:zdržovač, časový upír, ...
Danish:tidsvampyr, ...
Dutch:tijdvreter, tijdvampier, ...
Greek:βαμπίρ χρόνου, χρονοβρικόλακας, ...
Hungarian:időrabló, idővámpír, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សដែលចំណាយពេលរបស់អ្នកដទៃដោយមិនចាំបាច់, បិសាចជញ្ជក់ពេលវេលា, ...
Korean:시간 도둑, 시간 흡혈귀, ...
Persian:آدم وقت‌گیر, خون‌آشام زمان, ...
Polish:złodziej czasu, wampir czasu, ...
Portuguese (BR):vampiro do tempo, devorador de tempo, ...
Romanian:hoț de timp, vampir al timpului, ...
Swedish:tidsvampyr, tidsätare, ...
Thai:แวมไพร์เวลา, ...
Turkish:zaman vampiri, zaman yiyici, ...
Vietnamese:ma cà rồng thời gian, quái vật thời gian, ...

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