time thief
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time thief (plural time thieves)
- (informal, idiomatic) Something or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive.
- 2014, Ana Weber, 360 Degrees of Success: Money, Relationships, Energy, Time: The 4 Essential Ingredients to Create Personal and Professional Success in Your Life, Morgan James Publishing, →ISBN, page 141:
- Trying to change our basic nature is difficult at best, and struggling against it is a time thief.