Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

time bandit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: time ban-dit
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The telephone can be as much of a time bandit as the drop-in visitor."
"Perfectionism is a time bandit that can rob you of extra time, lead you away from your priorities, and create emotional stress."
"Every member of the department can identify somebody inside or outside the department who is a time bandit: a person who is stealing their precious time."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

time bandits (plural)

Synonyms

time burglar time thief

Questions

What does time bandit mean?: Something or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive.

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