The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DAWDLING , but the solution may also be DALLYING which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Wasting time crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DAWDLING | 33 % | 8 |
| IDLING | 33 % | 6 |
| IDLE | 17 % | 4 |
| DALLYING | 17 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Wasting time
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dalliance
- dawdling
- trifling
- wasting asset
- wasting away
- procrastinating
- squandering
- dead time
- time consuming
- idle time
- procrastinate
- procrastination
Crossword Answer definitions
DAWDLING verb- To spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste time.
- To spend (time) without haste or purpose.
- To move or walk lackadaisically.
- The act of one who dawdles.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DAWDLING
More clues leading to the result IDLING
- In neutral
- Doing nothing
- Running in place
- Taking it easy
- Waiting at a light, say
- Running without moving
- Waiting at a light, perhaps
- Wasting time
- Loitering.
- Moving aimlessly.
More clues leading to the result IDLE
- Lay off
- Like some threats
- Not in use
- Not working
- Twiddling one's thumbs
- Cleese's cohort, once
- Inactive
- Like chatter, perhaps
- Run in neutral
- Unoccupied