waste of time Synonyms

useless task wasted labor wasted effort merry chase bootless errand mind-numbing experience wasted time kicking the can down the road humming and hawing dilly-dallying failed attempt pointless effort complete waste of time bad use of time pointless undertaking colossal waste of time time lost useless activity meaningless activity fruitless activity total waste of time useless effort wasting time time mismanagement kill time lost cause blind gut travesty stalling procrastination joke farce delay wild-goose chase red herring shilly-shallying loss of time delaying tactics beating the wind beating a dead horse beating a dead dog burning daylight timewasting time-wasting snipe hunt absurdity