Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word time-wasting.

Examples

  • For three years or more I also refused to get internet service but the house I now rent downtown is across the street from an old friend who has wireless internet, so I got hooked with another old time-wasting device when he told me to tap into his system.

    Last month's expenses (some) 2009

  • For three years or more I also refused to get internet service but the house I now rent downtown is across the street from an old friend who has wireless internet, so I got hooked with another old time-wasting device when he told me to tap into his system.

    Last month's expenses (some) 2009

  • Do some cultures display a greater tolerance of time-wasting?

    T is for Time « An A-Z of ELT 2010

  • For three years or more I also refused to get internet service but the house I now rent downtown is across the street from an old friend who has wireless internet, so I got hooked with another old time-wasting device when he told me to tap into his system.

    Last month's expenses (some) 2009

  • All the best episodes involve pointless, time-wasting meetings!

    'The Office' recap: Like a boss | EW.com 2009

  • Some time-wasting is productive in allowing students time to absorb what they have just done and to let their brains settle, no?

    T is for Time « An A-Z of ELT 2010

  • It has to shuffle through various settings -- like a hotel lobby -- to get to where it's going, which is the only explanation for time-wasting moments like watching people stride through a lobby.

    Michael Giltz: Theater: "Other Desert Cities" Found On Broadway; "69 S" Lost at BAM; "Chinglish" Doesn't Translate Michael Giltz 2011

  • Even though she's backing Jon Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity," and even though I now work for her, I had dismissed the event this Saturday on the Mall as self-indulgent, time-wasting comedy.

    Howard Fineman: A New Appreciation for the 'Rally to Restore Sanity' Howard Fineman 2010

  • Dagano was denied again by the goalkeeper as Angola, who resorted to blatant time-wasting, were forced to defend desperately.

    Mateus and Manucho score as Angola see off Burkina Faso 2012

  • For three years or more I also refused to get internet service but the house I now rent downtown is across the street from an old friend who has wireless internet, so I got hooked with another old time-wasting device when he told me to tap into his system.

    Last month's expenses (some) 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.