waste of time

Noun

Meaning

the devotion of time to a useless activity

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delay joke absurdity farce stalling travesty procrastination red herring lost cause blind gut snipe hunt wild-goose chase kill time time-wasting shilly-shallying

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production output effort labor efficiency capability

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waste dissipation wastefulness

waste time time-wasting time-waster

Worry is a total waste of time. It doesn't change anything. All it does is steal your joy and keeps you very busy doing nothing. Source: Internet

Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self esteem. Kurt Cobain

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. Auguste Rodin

It was probably a waste of time anyway. English Proverb

If you want to be happy, love the one who loves you, because it's a waste of time to love someone who doesn't love you. Sicilian Proverb

To seek without finding, equals waste of time. Egyptian Proverb