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waste no time

VERB
hasten
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accelerate expedite precipitate quicken step up urge
STRONG
advance bolt bound burn bustle clip dash dispatch express flee fly gallop goad hie hustle leap pace plunge press push race run rush scamper scoot scurry scuttle skip sprint spurt tear trot
WEAK
cover ground get cracking get the lead out haste make haste make tracks move quickly not lose a minute shake a leg step on it take wing whip around
Antonyms
STRONGEST
check decelerate halt hinder retard slow
STRONG
aid dawdle discourage dissuade face help meet pull stand stay stop wait walk
WEAK
go slow lag linger loiter procrastinate rest tarry

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I will waste no time in telling you that the effect is terrible, a lifeless voice not so much from beyond the grave as buried in it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

"Our president should waste no time and work very hard to put the brakes on insecurity."

From Reuters ● Oct. 16, 2023

The city should waste no time in acting.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2022

Congress should waste no time approving the proposal.

From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2022

“But enough delay. Even greater things lie ahead, Reynard, much greater things, and we must waste no time achieving them.”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

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