waste of time Synonyms

useless task failed attempt wasted labor wasted effort merry chase bootless errand mind-numbing experience wasted time kicking the can down the road humming and hawing 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 dilly-dallying wasting time time mismanagement wild-goose chase kill time lost cause travesty stalling procrastination joke farce delay 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