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wasting time

VERB

idle away time

Synonyms

WEAK

burn daylight dally dawdle delay dillydally fiddle about fritter away time goof off kill time linger loiter lollygag lose time pass the time piddle procrastinate shilly-shally take one's own sweet time take one's time tarry while away the time

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wasting time

Financial planners will typically advise customers to keep their finances simple, which would usually include avoiding wasting time on gimmicks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

While he blogged about students wasting time watching Netflix, he found something else to binge that would end up being far more important to his career: effective altruism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Although his classmates had been using their phones to get information for their studies, they were also wasting time on social media.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

"No one should be wasting time on something AI can do quicker and better," he said at the time.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

Time and again Nat said, “You’re wasting time, Lem!”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

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