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timewasting

timewasting adjective: being a waste of time; fruitless, unproductive.

Adjective

timewasting (comparative more timewasting, superlative most timewasting)

  1. Being a waste of time; fruitless, unproductive.

Noun

timewasting (uncountable)

  1. The wasting of time; idleness or procrastination.
    • It is designed to help you reduce timewasting, enhance decision making, and bring real benefits to your organisation.2002, Robert Burns, Making Meetings Happen

Forms of timewasting

comparativemore timewasting
superlativemost timewasting

Origin of timewasting

From time + wasting.

Questions about timewasting

What does timewasting mean?
Timewasting means being a waste of time; fruitless, unproductive.
What part of speech is timewasting?
Timewasting can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near timewasting in the dictionary

  1. timeward
  2. timewarp
  3. timewarps
  4. timewaster
  5. timewasters
  6. timewasting
  7. timewave
  8. timewaves
  9. timeweighted
  10. Timewell
  11. timewheel

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