you're wasting my time

you're wasting my time

What you are doing or saying is using up my time in a useless, unhelpful, or irritating manner. If you don't have anything useful to contribute, then you're just wasting my time. A: "Please, let me just demonstrate how this works!" B: "No, you're wasting my time now. Please leave."
See also: time, wasting
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

You're (just) wasting my time.

Inf. What you have to say is of no interest to me. Rachel: I've heard enough. You're just wasting my time. Good-bye. Mary: If that's the way you feel about it, good-bye. Bill: Come on, Bill. I'll show you what I mean. Bill: No, you're wasting my time.
See also: time, wasting
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • a fat lot of use
  • drippy
  • a waste of space
  • waste of space
  • be a waste of space
  • faff
  • faff about
  • faff around
  • fanny about
  • fanny around
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