time-waster

See also: timewaster

English

Alternative forms

• timewaster

Noun

time-waster (plural time-wasters)

1. Someone who wastes their own time or the time of others.

   I showed him round the property thinking he was a prospective buyer, but in fact he was just a time-waster.

2. (informal, idiomatic) Something unproductive.

   Email was supposed to improve business efficiency, but all too often it turns out to be a time-waster.

3. Something which passes the time that may or may not be seen positively.

   This puzzle book is a good time-waster when my train is late.

Related terms

• waste of time

Translations

someone who wastes time

Polish: obibok (pl) m

something unproductive

Finnish: ajanhukka (fi) Polish: strata czasu f

See also

• time vampire

Anagrams

• water mites, watermites