waste of time

noun phrase

: a bad use of time

The lecture was a complete waste of time.

Examples of waste of time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For many years, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sworn up and down that the use of radar and lidar sensors for autonomous driving is a waste of time. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 9 July 2026

The person will learn by trial which types of problems the AI helps with quickly and which are a waste of time. — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Some went as far as to say a retrial would be a waste of time and prosecutors should walk away from the case altogether. — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

And both argue that the public interest in their past missteps is a waste of time. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 June 2026

Rhymes for waste of time

• aforetime
• allozyme
• anytime
• christmastime
• cybercrime
• dinnertime
• guggenheim
• isozyme
• lysozyme
• maritime
• mesenchyme
• overtime