waste time
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waste time
verb wastes time · wasting time · wasted time
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To allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner.
I'm gonna stop wastin' my time / Somebody else would have broken both of her arms
Similar: dally, dawdle, burn time, dick around, fiddlefart, fiddlefuck, faff about, fanny about, fiddle about, fritter, fuck around, goof off
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verb allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
| Español | perder el tiempo, perecear, pelar la pava, estar al pedo, desperdiciar tiempo, holgazanear |
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| 한국어 | 시간을 소비하다 siganeul sobihada |
| 日本語 | 時間を無駄に過ごす jikan o muda ni sugosu |
| 中文 | 浪費時間 /浪费时间 làngfèi shíjiān, 白費時間 /白费时间 báifèi shíjiān |
| Português | perder tempo |
| Français | perdre son temps |
| Deutsch | Zeit vergeuden, Zeit verschwenden |
| Italiano | perdere tempo, sprecare tempo, cincischiare, grattarsi le palle, cazzeggiare |
| Română | pierde timpul, freca menta, tăia frunză la câini, irosi timpul |
| Русский | теря́ть вре́мя terjátʹ vrémja |
| Tiếng Việt | tốn thì giờ (chẳng ra gì) |
| العربية | ضَيَّعَ اَلْوَقْت ḍayyaʕa al-waqt |
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