time suck
or time-suck,or time·suck
[tahym-suhk]
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noun Informal.
something that takes up too much of one's time: Social media is addictive and a huge time suck when I should be studying.
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Origin of time suck
First recorded in 1980–85
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
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Contemporary Examples of time suck
It provides a time-suck while waiting for the bus to arrive, rather than an actual platform for seeking out a meaningful match.
