wasting time
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In a New Yorker article last year by a college professor, students characterized AI-enabled cheating as a widespread and resourceful way to avoid wasting time on material that didn’t interest them.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026
Then he burned almost two minutes with a song-and-dance number about not wasting time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Through this, you can create your own career check list, and avoid wasting time on ill-fitting applications.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
An umpire can, after an initial warning, award five penalty runs to an opposition if one team are deemed to be wasting time.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025
Thus, the hunter-gatherers of Tell Abu Hureyra were not wasting time and endangering themselves by collecting wild plants indiscriminately.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
![]()