waste time

Example Sentences

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The idea is not to make teams play with 10 men, but to make it such a clear deterrent that players do not waste time on substitutions.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

I don’t want to waste time with people who live so far away from me.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

“For me, it didn’t make sense to think about it or waste time thinking about,” superstar golfer Jon Rahm said after shooting a first-round 65.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who for months has been making the case to Trump to back Cornyn, didn’t waste time pushing.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

“Can you bring them to us so we don’t have to waste time going back to the limousine?”

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer