What does waste time mean?
Waste time means (derogatory) Something done to pass the time..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(derogatory) Something done to pass the time..
[…] theatres were closed, novels contemptuously dismissed as 'wastetimes', and poets declared to be wantons; […]
We need longer useful lifetimes and short biodegradable wastetimes for products, if we are to minimize material-resource inputs and maximize recovery and reuse of wastes.
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Waste time means (derogatory) Something done to pass the time..
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[…] theatres were closed, novels contemptuously dismissed as 'wastetimes', and poets declared to be wantons; […]
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