- present participle of waste.
wasting
Example Sentences
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Ellison is wasting no time putting his stamp on the combined company and recruiting help to operate it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
There's just no point in me travelling, wasting my time whilst I'm getting booed.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Without collecting race and ethnicity data in the census, these estimates could not be produced, needlessly wasting resources and endangering lives.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
No dragon can resist the fascination of riddling talk and of wasting time trying to understand it.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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