waste time

Example Sentences

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"If you're 80% compatible that's good, you don't waste time with someone who's 5% compatible."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“For me, it didn’t make sense to think about it or waste time thinking about,” superstar golfer Jon Rahm said after shooting a first-round 65.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who for months has been making the case to Trump to back Cornyn, didn’t waste time pushing.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

Life is too short to waste time watching a presidential State of the Union address.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Their conversation is confusing, but I can’t waste time now trying to determine what their bizarre words mean.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera