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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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That was a lot of wasted time and energy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

He was a high-flying corporate lawyer, who viewed downtime as "wasted time", restlessly pushing himself to success.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 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

Napoleon, on the other hand, argued that the great need of the moment was to increase food production, and that if they wasted time on the windmill they would all starve to death.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell