חֲבָל עַל הַ זְּמַן
Meanings
Phrase
1. It's a waste of time; we're wasting time; we don't have time for this. (literally)
2. Exceptionally good. (slang)
Pronunciation
khavál al haz'mán
Examples5
אַבָּא שֶׁלִּי קָנָה לִי מַחְשֵׁב חבל על הזמן.
My dad bought me an awesome computer.
״הרגת אוֹתָם.״
״בֶּאֱמֶת?״
״בּוֹאֵ׳נָּה, חבל על הזמן.״
"You absolutely killed it."
"Really?"
"Yeah, it was awesome."
אֵין, הַשּׁוֹקוֹלָד הַזֶּה מַמָּשׁ חבל על הזמן.
Wow, this chocolate is out of this world.
זֶה מָקוֹם שחבל על הזמן.
It's a cool place.
הוּא חֶלְאַת הַמִּין הָאֱנוֹשִׁי. חבל על הזמן.
He's the scum of the earth. A waste of time.