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time suck, n. U.S. colloq.
Brit. |ˈtʌɪm sʌk|, U.S. |ˈtaɪm ˌsək|
[‹ time n. + suck n.1]
Something time-consuming; a waste of time.
1991Re: Softer Line on Personals? in alt.sex.bondage (Usenet newsgroup) 1 July It would be a time suck. It appears to take a couple minutes to process each post. 1996Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 26 May (Business section) 44 Depending on how you feel about dogs, the program is either an amusing way to simulate pet ownership or the biggest timesuck since Tetris was invented. 2007M. Macdonald Excel 2007: Missing Man. iii. 80 The mouse..can..be a tremendous time-suck, especially for nimble-fingered typists who've grown fond of the keyboard shortcuts. |