Waste-time synonyms

(Intransitive) To move or walk lackadaisically.

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To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.

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Alternative spelling of dilly-dally.

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loaf (related)

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A delaying or being delayed

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To stand idly about; linger without any purpose.

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(US) Silliness, nonsense.

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pass-the-time

To occupy oneself during a time-interval

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fiddle-about

(Intransitive) To waste time; spend time idly.

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To continue to live or exist although very close to death or the end

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To urinate.

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burn daylight

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To consider or occupy oneself with something in a careless or unserious fashion; toy.

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fritter away time

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(US) An idle or work-shy person; a shirker

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idle away time

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lose time

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To procrastinate.

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take one's own (sweet) time

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take-one-s-time

(Intransitive, idiomatic) To take more time to do something than is considered acceptable.

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To stay for a time, esp. longer than originally intended; remain temporarily

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while away the time

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(Intransitive) To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work or obligation.

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To be carried along by circumstances; go along aimlessly

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skive (British)

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Find another word for waste-time. In this page you can discover 26 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for waste-time, like: dawdle, procrastinate, dillydally, loaf, delay, loiter, lollygag, pass-the-time, fiddle-about, linger and piddle.