waste of time

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Definition of waste of time - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

productivitydevotion of time to a useless activity

Arguing with him is a waste of time.
Watching that show is a waste of time.
Filing unnecessary reports is a waste of time.

futile

pointless

unproductive

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Expressions with waste

waste time

use time in an unproductive way

He tends to waste time on social media.

waste away

become progressively weaker and more emaciated

After the illness, he began to waste away rapidly..

waste breath

speak without being listened to or heeded

He wasted breath trying to convince her.

lay waste

completely destroy a place or area

The army laid waste to the entire village.

go to waste

fail to achieve intended purpose

His efforts went to waste after the project was canceled.

waste one's time

engage in activities without achieving goals

They wasted their time arguing without finding a solution.

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.

Terms with waste of time included in their meaning

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screw around with

work

waste time instead of working

time sink

waste of time

activity that takes a lot of time but gives little benefit

merry dance

deception

useless waste of time from deception

faff

waste of time

pointless or time-consuming activity

timesuck

waste of time

activity or thing that takes up a lot of time

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French:perte de temps, ...
German:Zeitverschwendung, ...
Italian:perdita di tempo, ...
Spanish:pérdida de tiempo, ...
Portuguese:perda de tempo, ...
Chinese:浪费时间, ...
Japanese:時間の無駄, ...
Arabic:إِضَاعَة وَقْت, ...
Hebrew:בִּזְבּוּז זְמַן, ...
Russian:пустая трата времени, ...
Ukrainian:марнування часу, ...
Hindi:समय की बर्बादी, ...
Bengali:সময়ের অপচয়, ...
Catalan:pèrdua de temps, ...
Czech:ztráta času, ...
Danish:spild af tid, ...
Dutch:tijdverspilling, ...
Greek:χάσιμο χρόνου, ...
Hungarian:időpocsékolás, ...
Khmer:ការខ្ជះខ្ជាយពេលវេលា, ...
Korean:시간 낭비, ...
Persian:اتلاف وقت, ...
Polish:strata czasu, ...
Portuguese (BR):desperdício de tempo, ...
Romanian:pierdere de timp, ...
Swedish:slöseri med tid, ...
Thai:การเสียเวลา, ...
Turkish:zaman kaybı, ...
Vietnamese:sự lãng phí thời gian, ...

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Definition of waste of time - Reverso English Dictionary

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