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time eater

time eater noun: an activity or event that is very time-consuming and usually a waste of time.

Noun

time eater (plural time eaters)

  1. (informal) An activity or event that is very time-consuming and usually a waste of time.
    • The party was a time-eater.
    Synonyms:
    time sink

Synonyms of time eater

Forms of time eater

pluraltime eaters

Questions about time eater

What does time eater mean?
Time eater means an activity or event that is very time-consuming and usually a waste of time.
What part of speech is time eater?
Time eater is a noun.
What is the plural of time eater?
The plural of time eater is time eaters.

Words near time eater in the dictionary

  1. time domain
  2. time domain electromagnetics
  3. time domains
  4. time draft
  5. time drafts
  6. time eater
  7. time eaters
  8. time elapsed counter
  9. time elapsed counters
  10. time element
  11. time element insurance

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