time sink

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time sink

noun time sinks

informal Something that consumes a great deal of time, usually with little or no benefit; a waste of time.
Similar: timesuck, time-suck, time suck

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noun (informal) Something that consumes a great deal of time, usually with little or no benefit; a waste of time.

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@misc{time_sink_2026,
  title = {time sink},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/time%20sink},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}