time-wasting
Example Sentences
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Ciampi waved the first yellow at Delgado for time wasting when he kicked a ball out of bounds in the 46th minute.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 29, 2024
One of the main driving forces of the clampdown on time wasting was the aim of ensuring the ball remains in play for longer.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2023
It’s part of an effort to cut down on time wasting.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2023
“Then a little bit of frustration set in with the time wasting and tactics from the Saudis. We have to learn to be better with that because that’s when they came up with their chances.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2021
What good do the statues, the stuffed animals, the antiquities, and the mummies do half their time, wasting their sweetness on the desert—or at least the vacant—air?
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
