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
Ferrari warned Leclerc "not to lose time" fighting Sainz for third and that his fight was with Norris behind, knowing that the extra grip from the fresher tyres would leave him helpless.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024
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
