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  2. September Song - Wikipedia

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    In "September Song", a man now recognizes the "plentiful waste of time" of earlier days, and in the "long, long while from May to December", having reached September, he is looking forward to spending the precious days of autumn with his loved one. [6]

  3. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Time and tide wait for no man; Time flies; Time goes by slowly when your are living intensely; Time is a great healer; Time is money (Only) time will tell 'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all; To be worn out is to be renewed – Laozi, Chinese philosopher (604 BC – c. 531 BC) [11] To each his own

  4. I Vow to Thee, My Country - Wikipedia

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    Vaughan Williams himself composed an alternative tune to the words, Abinger, which was included in the enlarged edition of Songs of Praise but is very rarely used. [ 7 ] Holst's daughter Imogen recorded that, at "the time when he was asked to set these words to music, Holst was so over-worked and over-weary that he felt relieved to discover ...

  5. Wasting Time - Wikipedia

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    Wasting Time may refer to: . Idleness, a lack of motion or energy; Goofing off, engaging in an idle pastime while neglecting obligations; Procrastination, avoidance of doing a task

  6. You're My Favorite Waste of Time - Wikipedia

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    "You're My Favorite Waste of Time" (also known as "Favorite Waste of Time" and "My Favourite Waste of Time") is a song written and first released by American singer Marshall Crenshaw. His 1979 home demo of the song was released as the B-side of his 1982 hit " Someday, Someway " and is available on his compilations The 9 Volt Years and This Is ...

  7. Crosswordese - Wikipedia

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    Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start or end with vowels (or both), abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual ...

  8. Time sink - Wikipedia

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    A time sink is an enjoyable but time-wasting activity. Some parents call video games a waste of time, while some introverts call parties a waste of time, making the term highly subjective; even sleeping could be considered a time sink. Some time sinks become popular and are therefore not as commonly referred to as a time sink.

  9. Muda (Japanese term) - Wikipedia

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    Waste in this context refers to the wasting of time or resources rather than wasteful by-products and should not be confused with waste reduction. From an end-customer 's point of view, value-added work is any activity that produces goods or provides a service for which a customer is willing to pay; muda is any constraint or impediment that ...