lose time
Example Sentences
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But after eight laps Norris radioed his team to say he had no rear grip and he began to lose time to the Mercedes and fall back into the clutches of Leclerc.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
“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
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
But then I suppose it takes at least one hour to lose time in, who has been longer than history getting into the mechanical progression of it.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
