idle vs waste one's time

waste one's time vs idle

idle is a noun but waste one's time is not a noun.

idle is an adjective but waste one's time is not an adjective.

idle and waste one's time both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
idle	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
waste one's time	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, waste one's time is a hyponym of idle; that is, waste one's time is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than idle:

idle: be idle; exist in a changeless situation
waste one's time: be lazy or idle

Other hyponyms of idle include moon, moon around, moon on, ride the bench, warm the bench, daydream, moon, arse about, arse around, bum, bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loaf, loll, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, lie about, lie around.

idle (noun)	waste one's time (noun)
the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling

idle (adjective)	waste one's time (adjective)
not in action or at work
silly or trivial
not in active use
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
not having a job
not yielding a return
without a basis in reason or fact

idle (verb)	waste one's time (verb)
run disconnected or idle	be lazy or idle
be idle; exist in a changeless situation

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