fritter away
to waste time or money on things that are not necessary or important
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To waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant things
fiddle around
to waste time doing things that are not important or useful
knock around
to spend time somewhere with no particular purpose
mess about
to waste time doing things that are not important
reinvent the wheel
to waste time and effort trying to do something that someone else has already done well
kill time
to make time seem to pass more quickly by doing something instead of just waiting
pass the time
to prevent yourself from becoming bored by doing something, often something that you are not really interested in
kick your heels
to waste time waiting for someone or something
fiddle while Rome burns
to be busy doing unimportant things when you should be dealing with an important problem
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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