time suckn.

Brit.

/ˈtʌɪm sʌk/, U.S.

/ˈtaɪm ˌsək/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., suck n.¹

Etymology: < time n. + suck n.¹

U.S. colloquial.

Something time-consuming; a waste of time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > spending time > [noun] > something that occupies time

time-waster1631

time-taker1890

time suck1991

1991 Re: 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.

1996 Daily 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.

2007 M. 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.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	time suck
释义	time suckn. Brit. /ˈtʌɪm sʌk/, U.S. /ˈtaɪm ˌsək/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., suck n.¹ Etymology: < time n. + suck n.¹ U.S. colloquial. Something time-consuming; a waste of time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > spending time > [noun] > something that occupies time time-waster1631 time-taker1890 time suck1991 1991 Re: 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. 1996 Daily 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. 2007 M. 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. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1991
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