piddled away
Frittered bit by bit
Piddled away means wasted or squandered gradually, usually through inattention or trivial pursuits: He piddled away his inheritance on gadgets and gambling.
The phrase suggests frittering rather than dramatic loss—time, money, or opportunity disappearing in small, unremarkable increments.
She piddled away the afternoon browsing social media.
- procrastinateDelay action unnecessarily
- put offTo postpone action
- fritterFried batter cake
- squanderUse up carelessly
- wasted timeHours spent unproductively
dissipate · careless · dawdle · dilly-dally · fiddled around · killed time · exhaust · idle · drain · misuse · misspend · deplete · let slip · lazy · postpone · delay · frivolous · negligent