English · Idiom Candidate

time thief

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Something that wastes or steals time

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Điều gì đó làm lãng phí thời gian

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: a person or thing that steals time

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

Social media can be a time thief if you're not careful

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Topics: Time

Common questions

What does “time thief” mean?

Something that wastes or steals time Literally: a person or thing that steals time

Is “time thief” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time