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A meaningless or fruitless activity.
Asking him for money is a waste of time — he wont give you any.
See Also: time-waster, time-wasting, waste time
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waste no time — to do something quickly We wasted no time getting our tickets. [=we hurried to get our tickets] • • • Main Entry: ↑waste … Useful english dictionary
waste no time in — (doing something) to immediately begin an activity. Caroline wasted no time in tackling her new job. Will came right from the airport to the office and lost no time getting back to work … New idioms dictionary
Waste of Time — Single infobox Name = Waste of Time Artist = FM Static from Album = Critically Ashamed Released = 17 october 2006 Format = Digital download CD single Recorded = Royaltone Studios, Sunset Sound Studios Genre = Christian rock Length = 2:51 Label =… … Wikipedia
waste of time — noun the devotion of time to a useless activity (Freq. 1) the waste of time could prove fatal • Hypernyms: ↑waste, ↑wastefulness, ↑dissipation … Useful english dictionary
waste no time in doing sth — ► to do something immediately: »The board wasted no time in appointing a successor. Main Entry: ↑waste … Financial and business terms
waste no time (in) doing something — phrase to do something immediately Barbara wasted no time in spreading the gossip. Thesaurus: to do something quickly and/or easilysynonym Main entry: waste … Useful english dictionary
waste no time in doing something — waste no time in (doing something) to immediately begin an activity. Caroline wasted no time in tackling her new job. Will came right from the airport to the office and lost no time getting back to work … New idioms dictionary
waste of time — passing of time in a useless fashion, not putting time to good use … English contemporary dictionary
waste no time — hurry to do it, do not delay After the meeting, I left. I wasted no time leaving that dirty city … English idioms
Don't Waste Your Time — Single by Kelly Clarkson from the album My December … Wikipedia
