Waste Of Time

Definition: Waste Of Time

Waste Of Time

Noun

1. The devotion of time to a useless activity; "the waste of time could prove fatal".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Crosswords: Waste Of Time

Well, that was a waste of time. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

Look. It's a waste of time to creep around this depravos mansion, escorted by two of Mother Nature's finest freaks (Rock & Rule; writing credit: John Halfpenny; Patrick Loubert)

It's such a waste of time. (The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming; writing credit: Nathaniel Benchley; William Rose)

Double the Crichton, and you double the waste of time! (Farscape; writing credit: Olivier Cauvin)

I never watch more than 30 minutes of television a night; partly because I think it's a waste of time and partly because there is nothing on. I respect my parents (Gilmore Girls; writing credit: Povl Erik Carstensen; Sebastian Dorset)

I try to change my thoughts; it's a waste of time (Daydreamin'; performing artist: Tatyana Ali)

Life is a waste of time, time is a waste of life, so get wasted all the time, and have the time of your life. (references; author: unknown)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• How to Get More Out of Being Jewish Even If: A. You Are Not Sure You Believe in God, B. You Think Going to Synagogue Is a Waste of Time, C. You think (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• Favorite Waste of Time (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Travel

Albania

Time spent drinking coffee is considered an integral part of the meeting and should not be dismissed as a waste of time. (references)

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Finnish

ajanhukka (loss of time). (various references)

German

Zeitverschwendung (boondoggle). (various references)

Greek 

σπατάλη χρόνου. (various references)

Hungarian

időpocsékolás, időpazarlás. (various references)

Italian

perdita di tempo. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

暇潰し (killing time), 暇つぶし (killing time). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ひまつぶし (killing time). (various references)

Pig Latin

asteway ofay imetay.(various references)

Portuguese

perda de tempo (idling, kaif, kef, keif, kief). (various references)

Romanian

ce risipã de timp (what thriftless waste of time). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: estimate, foamiest, meatiest, mofettes, ofttimes, teatimes.

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-5 letters: emotes, estate, fewest, fiesta, fomite, mattes, metate, miaows, misate, miseat, motets, motifs, mottes, oftest, samite, softie, somite, tamest, testae, totems, towies, tweets.