time-wasting
nounUK /ˈtaɪmˌweɪstɪŋ/
US /ˈtaɪmˌweɪstɪŋ/
Time-wasting is when you spend time doing things that are not useful.
The teacher told the class to stop time-wasting and start working.
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2. The act of making something take longer than it needs to.
The meeting was full of time-wasting, so nothing got decided.
3. Activities that are fun but not productive.
He sees video games as harmless time-wasting.
4. Deliberately slowing things down to avoid doing something.
Her constant time-wasting annoyed the whole team.