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waste of time

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. waste of timenoun

    the devotion of time to a useless activity

    "the waste of time could prove fatal"

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  1. waste of timenoun

    A meaningless or fruitless activity.

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  1. waste of time

    A waste of time refers to any activity, task, or endeavor that does not produce any meaningful, useful, or productive result or does not contribute to one's goals or objectives, thus consuming time that could have been used more efficiently or effectively.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of waste of time in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of waste of time in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of waste of time in a Sentence

  1. Priscilla Sitienei:

    I could not go to school even if I wanted, in my time, educating a woman was considered a waste of time and money.

  2. Jerry Nadler:

    I don't think calls for The New York Democrat impeachment are premature any more than calls for the President's impeachment were premature, but they are a waste of time at this point.

  3. Thomas Szasz:

    Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time serenity, that nothing is.

  4. Shadreck Gutuza:

    I think this is a waste of time. I would rather sell the money to tourists, most people either burned that money or dumped it.

  5. Carlos Samour:

    Was that a waste of time? he asked. When young Cierra Cowden had the courage to take the stand and talk about how she missed waking up to her dad's singing: was that a waste of time? When Sandy Phillips got up and told the jury about Jessica's enthusiasm for life: was that a waste of time? When Tom Sullivan, a man with a larger than life personality, got up and broke down on the stand talking about his close friendship with his son, was that a waste of time? Samour pointed out that with no appeals in sight, this trial has officially wrapped up in just over 3 years, saying that's record time for a death penalty case. Is prison really a much less severe sentence than death? he asked. Holmes will die in the custody of the department of corrections. Samour told the victims that there are no words to adequately describe what they've gone through. I've been doing criminal law for 2 decades and before this case I'd never seen a police officer or first responder break down on the witness stand.


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