"time thief" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2006, Don Boyer, The Power of Mentorship, Real Life Teaching/Publishing, page 137",
          "text": "Genie is also an invaluable asset when gabbing on the telephone which can really be a time thief since it's so easy to lose track of time when lost in deep conversation with another.",
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        {
          "ref": "2008, Jan Silvious, Smart Girls Think Twice: Making Wise Choices When It Counts, Thomas Nelson, page 61",
          "text": "In fact, anything we do just to kill time—even essentially healthy activities like reading, chatting on the phone, or completing a sudoku puzzle—becomes a time thief.",
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          "ref": "2014, Ana Weber, 360 Degrees of Success: Money, Relationships, Energy, Time: The 4 Essential Ingredients to Create Personal and Professional Success in Your Life, Morgan James Publishing, page 141",
          "text": "Trying to change our basic nature is difficult at best, and struggling against it is a time thief.",
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        "Something or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive."
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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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        {
          "word": "time bandit"
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          "word": "time burglar"
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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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