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Definitions

lose time

VERB
tarry
Synonyms
STRONG
abide bide dally drag dwell filibuster lag linger lodge loiter pause poke procrastinate remain rest sojourn stall stay stop tail temporize tool trail visit wait
WEAK
drag one's feet get no place fast goof around hang around hold the phone put off stick around stop over take one's time warm a chair
Antonyms
STRONG
advance allow carry out continue depart do forge go go ahead hurry leave move rush
WEAK
carry on complete finish
VERB
waste time
Synonyms
WEAK
burn daylight dally dawdle delay dillydally fiddle about fritter away time goof off kill time linger loiter lollygag pass the time piddle procrastinate shilly-shally take one's own sweet time take one's time tarry while away the 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

"These workers, who are overwhelmingly Black workers, immigrant workers, and women, literally can't afford to take breaks or lose time to take care of their health," she explained.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2023

But I just don't like to lose time with finding excuses, because that's exactly when you start to you start to lose time, and you just don't go forward.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 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

Papa ate quickly because he did not want to lose time from work.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.