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(informal, idiomatic) Something or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive.

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time bandit

Source Word

time bandit

Noun

idiomatic informal

(informal, idiomatic) Something or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive.

Japanese Meaning

（口語的、比喩的）何の成果も得ずに過度な時間を浪費するもの、または時間を奪うもの。

The weekly progress review became a time bandit, devouring three hours with no clear outcomes.

週次の進捗レビューは本当に時間泥棒で、明確な成果もなく3時間を浪費してしまった。

Sense（1）

(informal, idiomatic) Something or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive.

The telephone can be as much of a time bandit as the drop-in visitor.

time bandits

（ plural ）