time suck
noun
\ ˈtīm-ˌsək
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variants:
or time-suck
plural time sucks
or time-sucks
Definition of time suck
informal
: an activity to which one devotes a lot of time that might be better or more productively spent doing other things
Yes, it's no secret that Twitter can be a tremendous time-suck. But imagine getting paid for wasting those precious minutes of your day.— Sean Gregory The electronic plate would update automatically to show your current registration. This is mildly convenient for regular folks but super convenient for fleets. Gingerly applying stickers to dozens of cars seems like it would be a real time-suck.— Kyle Hyatt Adversity can inspire great art, but it can also be a time suck. For more than twenty years, Matthew Covey has been helping musicians and other artists deal with government paperwork.— Betsy Morais
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