wasted 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

Example Sentences

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wasted time

That was a lot of wasted time and energy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026

"I'm Crystal Palace manager. It just makes no sense and it's wasted time for you to ask me any more questions so I don't talk about any other club."

From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026

“That gave us pretty good confidence that we should just cancel,” he said, “and save her a ton of wasted time and pain.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2025

Having two organisations often duplicating work, they say, led to wasted time and needless costs.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025

I'd wasted time with Belet and Ishtar when I should have been home.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda