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time-waster en · NOUN

Meanings

1. Someone who wastes their own time or the time of others.
   • I showed him round the property thinking he was a prospective buyer, but in fact he was just a time-waster.
2. (idiomatic, informal) Something unproductive.
   • Email was supposed to improve business efficiency, but all too often it turns out to be a time-waster.
3. Something which passes the time that may or may not be seen positively.
   • This puzzle book is a good time-waster when my train is late.

Forms

Relateds

waste of time · time vampire

Translations (3)

pl strata czasu (something unproductive) · fi ajanhukka (something unproductive) · pl obibok (someone who wastes time)