Translations for „time-serving“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈtime-serv·ing ADJ attr, inv

1. time-serving (employee):

my time-serving boss can't seem to make any decisions anymore

mein Chef, der seine Zeit nur noch absitzt, scheint keine Entscheidungen mehr fällen zu können

2. time-serving (opportunistic):

time-serving

opportunistisch

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

my time-serving boss can't seem to make any decisions anymore

mein Chef, der seine Zeit nur noch absitzt, scheint keine Entscheidungen mehr fällen zu können

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Humorous, patient, and considerate, he got the best out of his staff, who also enjoyed his explosions of fury at pomposity, pretentiousness and time-serving.

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