wasted

Example Sentences

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"The hourglass is slowly running out, and time is being wasted," he said.

From BBC

City wasted little time testing Newcastle's fatigue levels with a vibrant start.

From Barron's

After Hasina's fall, Dhaka wasted little time in mending fences with Islamabad.

From BBC

It wasn't the fact that they lost to Italy that caused such fury, it was the manner of it, the soft-touch defending, the dysfunctional set-piece, the wasted opportunities in attack.

From BBC

He was a high-flying corporate lawyer, who viewed downtime as "wasted time", restlessly pushing himself to success.

From BBC