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time-sink

time-sink is the alternative spelling of time sink.

Meaning of time sink

Noun

time sink (plural time sinks)

  1. (informal) Something that consumes a great deal of time, usually with little or no benefit; a waste of time.

Forms of time-sink

pluraltime-sinks

Questions about time-sink

What is time-sink the alternative spelling of?
Time-sink is the alternative spelling of time sink.

Words near time-sink in the dictionary

  1. time-shifts
  2. time-signal
  3. time-signals
  4. time-signature
  5. time-signatures
  6. time-sink
  7. time-sinks
  8. time-slicing
  9. time-slicings
  10. time-slot
  11. time-slots

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