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
Haydar	-	Turkish
Audhild	-	Norwegian
Shelly	SHEL-ee	English
Tomo	-	Croatian
Friedrich	FREED-rikh	German
Circe	SUR-see (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)