time burglar

A person or thing that distracts or takes time from more useful or productive activities. I'm trying to catch up on work after being out sick, but my inbox is such a time burglar. I'll call my mom back later—she can be a real time burglar, and I need to finish up this essay.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Reuel	ROO-əl (English)	Biblical
Jacinta	hah-THEEN-tah (Spanish), hah-SEEN-tah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Catherine	['kæθərin]
Sanda	-	Romanian, Croatian
Deforrest	də-FAWR-əst	English (Rare)
Udo (2)	-	Western African, Igbo