waste of time

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waste of time

noun wastes of time

  1. A pointless or unproductive task. Asking him for money is a waste of time: he won't give you any.

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noun pointless or unproductive activity

Españolpérdida de tiempo
한국어시간의 낭비 sigan-ui nangbi
日本語時間の無駄 jikan no muda, 時間の浪費 jikan no rōhi
中文浪費時間 /浪费时间 làngfèi shíjiān
Portuguêsperda de tempo
Françaisperte de temps
DeutschZeitverschwendung
Italianoperdita di tempo, spreco di tempo
Русскийтрата времени trata vremeni, пустая трата времени pustaja trata vremeni
Tiếng Việtthì giờ mất công, thời giờ mất công
עבריתבזבוז זמן bizbúz zman

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@misc{waste_of_time_2026,
  title = {waste of time},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/waste%20of%20time},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}