waste+time
101while away the time — Synonyms and related words: beguile the time, burn daylight, buy time, consume time, dabble, diddle, doodle, drown care, footle, fribble, fritter away time, have a ball, have fun, keep time, kill time, laugh it up, live it up, look for time,… …
102kill time — To occupy oneself with amusements, etc, in order to pass spare time or to relieve boredom (also killˈ time noun an occupation of this sort) • • • Main Entry: ↑kill * * * kill time phrase to make time seem to pass more quickly by doing something… …
103kill time — {v. phr.} To cause the time to pass more rapidly; waste time. * /The plane trip to Hong Kong was long and tiring, but we managed to kill time by watching several movies./ …
104kill time — {v. phr.} To cause the time to pass more rapidly; waste time. * /The plane trip to Hong Kong was long and tiring, but we managed to kill time by watching several movies./ …
105take one's time — GO SLOWLY, dally, dawdle, delay, linger, drag one s feet, waste time, kill time; informal dilly dally; archaic tarry. → take * * * phrasal or take one s own time : to be leisurely about doing something * * * …
106kill\ time — v. phr. To cause the time to pass more rapidly; waste time. The plane trip to Hong Kong was long and tiring, but we managed to kill time by watching several movies …
107take one's time — if the place were on fire, Mark would still take his time Syn: go slowly, dally, dawdle, delay, linger, drag one s feet, waste time, kill time; informal dilly dally, lollygag; archaic tarry …
108lose time — not utilize time properly, waste time …
109haste makes waste — Waste properly means the squandering of time, money, etc., though it is also used with reference to material waste. c 1386 CHAUCER Tale of Melibee 1.1053 The proverbe seith..in wikked haste is no profit. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs I. ii …
110haste makes waste — time and resources are wasted when something is done in a hurry …
