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time bandits

time bandits is the plural of time bandit.

Meaning of time bandit

Noun

time bandit (plural time bandits)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Something or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive.
    • The telephone can be as much of a time bandit as the drop-in visitor.1983, Mark Porter, The Time of Your Life, Victor Books, →ISBN, page 101

Questions about time bandits

What is time bandits the plural of?
Time bandits is the plural of time bandit.

Words near time bandits in the dictionary

  1. time averages
  2. time back
  3. time ball
  4. time balls
  5. time bandit
  6. time bandits
  7. time bank
  8. time banking
  9. time banks
  10. time bargain
  11. time bargains

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