Burnin' Daylight 

Wasting time that could be better used doing something productive.

Used by John Wayne in the 1972 movie "The Cowboys".

"Were burnin' daylight" Wil Andersen (John Wayne) (The Cowboys)

Burnin' Daylight by RichieTheHammerr January 25, 2011

burnin daylight 

Wasting precious time. Instead of being outside doing something important you're dickin around.

C'mon man, we're burnin daylight here. Let's get goin' !

burnin daylight by RickO March 25, 2003

burning daylight 

Wasting time. Literally, losing valuable daylight hours (of which there never seem to be enough of).

C'mon! Get the lead out! We're burning daylight here!

burning daylight by 1Spectre4U March 31, 2004

burning daylight 

Wasting time during hours when the sun is up. People were often only able to work when they could see outside.

Jimmy should have been out mowing the lawn, but instead he was burning daylight playing video games in the basement.

burning daylight by DIGGERß March 28, 2004

burning daylight 

Wasting time, hesitating when something should be done quickly. Literally, letting the day go by while you are waiting to get started.

Better get back on the road- we're burning daylight and we have a long way to go still.

burning daylight by Athene Airheart March 30, 2004

burning daylight 

A film industry slang term. Used as a way to tell actors and crew to hurry up as natural daylight wanes. Since the sun's position and quality changes throughout the day, sunlit shoots can be challenging to match later in editing, so it's important to get scenes done efficiently. This phrase is often used jokingly indoors to spur on the film crew.

Get your rubber masks on and get back into the swamp... we're burning daylight!

burning daylight by Gulag Picture Radio March 30, 2004