timesuck

See also: time-suck and time suck

English

Alternative forms

• time-suck, time suck

Etymology

From time +‎ suck.

Noun

timesuck (plural timesucks)

1. (informal) Any time-consuming activity.
   • 2006, T. Michael Clark, Corel Paint Shop Pro X Digital Darkroom, page 244:

     Give it a try and explore some of the Paint Shop Pro Web rings. You never know what you'll find. Be careful, though, because this can be a huge timesuck and you might find the afternoon slipping away unnoticed.

   • 2007, Jennifer Niesslein, Practically Perfect (in Every Way):

     the old-fashioned timesuck of housework

Synonyms

• time sink

Anagrams

• muckiest, muckites