Bother putting time over party (2,2)
I believe the answer is:
to do
'bother' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'time over party' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'over' becomes 'o' (cricket abbreviation).
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
't'+'o'+'do'='TO-DO'
'putting' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for to do that I've seen before include "Bother" , "on the agenda?" , "Agitation" , "where one may go for celebration" , "sort of list?" .)