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heavy

2 adverb
     
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1

time hangs/lies heavy on your hands

if time hangs or lies heavy on your hands, it seems to pass slowly because you are bored or have nothing to do
2

be heavy into something

American English spoken informal to be very involved in an activity, especially one that is not good for you:
Eric was real heavy into drugs for a while.
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