waste of time

noun phrase

: a bad use of time
The lecture was a complete waste of time.

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The whole thing was indeed a gigantic waste of time, but no one was impatiently checking their watch. Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025 Reduce The Number Of Attendees Most large meetings are not relevant to all attendees and are a waste of time. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 Research conducted in which the authors were involved found that such an approach may be a waste of time and resources and that the experts trying to pick the winners from the finalists agonize and can’t really determine the clearly superior choices. Monika Kackovic dirk Deichmann, Harvard Business Review, 29 Jan. 2025 Aron Solomon is a legal analyst Jonathan S. Tobin—Yes The concept of governing by plebiscites can be disruptive and a waste of time and money. David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for waste of time

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“Waste of time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waste%20of%20time. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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