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lose time

VERB
tarry
Synonyms
STRONG
abide bide dally drag dwell filibuster lag linger lodge loiter pause poke procrastinate remain rest sojourn stall stay stop tail temporize tool trail visit wait
WEAK
drag one's feet get no place fast goof around hang around hold the phone put off stick around stop over take one's time warm a chair
Antonyms
STRONG
advance allow carry out continue depart do forge go go ahead hurry leave move rush
WEAK
carry on complete finish
VERB
waste time
Synonyms
WEAK
burn daylight dally dawdle delay dillydally fiddle about fritter away time goof off kill time linger loiter lollygag pass the time piddle procrastinate shilly-shally take one's own sweet time take one's time tarry while away the time

Example Sentences

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“I’m just afraid that we will lose time while the new team comes to understand what is happening.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

“The patchwork of jurisdictions makes it so hard to get started on these investigations. And when you lose time, your chances of solving these cases goes down,” said Assistant Secretary of Interior Bryan Newland.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

"These workers, who are overwhelmingly Black workers, immigrant workers, and women, literally can't afford to take breaks or lose time to take care of their health," she explained.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2023

“You lose time on the fight against inflation if you wait,” said Michael Feroli, the chief U.S. economist at J.P.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2023

“We can yell if we need help. We gotta see which tunnel is the best one to go in, and we’d lose time checking each one out together. We’ve gotta split up.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas