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waste time en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. To allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner.
   • Don't waste your time or time will waste you. 2006, Matt Bellamy, “Knights of Cydonia”, in Black Holes and Revelations, performed by Muse:
   • I'm gonna stop wastin' my time / Somebody else would have broken both of her arms 1973, “Sad Song”, in Berlin, performed by Lou Reed:
   • Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has wasted no time. 2025 February 5, Richard Wilcock, “GBR searches for answers to ticketing simplification”, in RAIL, number 1028, page 26:

Forms

Deriveds

time-waster · waste no time · waste of time · there's no time to waste · time-wasting

Synonyms

or away · fiddle about · dick around · fiddlefart · slack off · dawdle · piddle around · burn time · or around · fritter · screw around · about · faff about · goof off · dally · fiddlefuck · fanny about · piss away · fuck around

Translations (58)

lt temptį laiką (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · zh 無了時 /无了时 (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · ja 時間を無駄に過ごす (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · es pelar la pava (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · th เสียเวลา (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · uk марнува́ти час (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · it sprecare tempo (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · ca perdre temps (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · es haraganear (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · es holgazanear (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · tr vakit geçirmek (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · ar ضَيَّعَ اَلْوَقْت (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · ro tăia frunză la câini (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · pl tracić czas (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · fr perdre son temps (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · ro freca menta (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · ru теря́ть вре́мя (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · es perder el tiempo (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · nl tijd verspillen (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · shn သုမ်းၶၢဝ်းယၢမ်း (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · gl enredar (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · cs mrhat časem (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · cmn 浪費時間 /浪费时间 (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · sv ödsla tid (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · sv förspilla tid (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · gl perder o tempo (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · tr zaman geçirmek (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · ro irosi timpul (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · ro pierde timpul (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · ko 시간을 소비하다 (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · de Zeit vergeuden (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · tr vakit öldürmek (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · lt temptį gumą (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · es perecear (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · lt švaistyti laiką (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · pl bałwanić się (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · es desperdiciar tiempo (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · sv spilla tid (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · es papearse (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · fi hukata aikaa (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · lo ເສຍເວລາ (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · es estar al pedo (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · cs plýtvat časem (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · hy ժամանակ վատնել (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · it cazzeggiare (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · yue 嘥時間 /嘥时间 (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · cmn 白費時間 /白费时间 (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · pt perder tempo (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · de Zeit verschwenden (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · fi haaskata aikaa (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · tr zaman öldürmek (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · it perdere tempo (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · pl stracić czas (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · uk га́яти час (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · it grattarsi le palle (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · vi tốn thì giờ (chẳng ra gì) (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · it cincischiare (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) · mi ānewanewa (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner)