"time killer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: time killers [plural], time-killer [alternative], timekiller [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} time killer (plural time killers)
  1. An activity which unproductively consumes a large amount of time; a distraction. Related terms: kill time, time to kill Translations (activity): ajantappaja (Finnish), ajanviete (Finnish), zabijacz czasu [masculine] (Polish)

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