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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waste no time

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

From Reuters ● Oct. 16, 2023

If those new policies are strong enough, the commission should waste no time adopting them.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2023

My number is called, and I pick up my order from a kitchen counter and waste no time plucking a piece of hot fish from atop a heap of “dirty,” or dressed, chips.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2022

But he’d waste no time backing it up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2022

When I got inside my house, I didn't waste no time.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds

waste no time

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