wasting time
Example Sentences
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Financial planners will typically advise customers to keep their finances simple, which would usually include avoiding wasting time on gimmicks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Although his classmates had been using their phones to get information for their studies, they were also wasting time on social media.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
"No one should be wasting time on something AI can do quicker and better," he said at the time.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
Then he burned almost two minutes with a song-and-dance number about not wasting time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
When I pop into Aaron’s, I continue my normal routine of wasting time.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
