waste of time

This page is about the collocation waste of time

collocation pattern: noun + noun

Meaning

something that's not worth spending time on

For example

  • My boyfriend thinks shopping all day is a waste of time.

  • Sometimes I think these meetings are a complete waste of time.

Quick Quiz

Seeing that movie was a waste of time. It

a. was a terrible movie

b. was a really long movie

c. started before we got there
a) was a terrible movie b) was a really long movie c) started before we got there

Contributor: Matt Errey