lose 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

It’s one of those places where you just lose time.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

"Whatever happens I am not going to purposely lose time, so hopefully I will be there or thereabouts," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2022

She added that she rarely rewatched her old films: “I don’t have time to see new films. Why should I lose time watching my previous ones?”

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2022

He knew that wherever the trackers lost his path they must circle and lose time before they found it again.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck