waste no time

phrase

: to do something quickly

We wasted no time getting our tickets.

Examples of waste no time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Andersen’s pass is intercepted, and Palace waste no time in looking to attack Fulham’s open shape. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

San Francisco’s experienced group of pass-catchers waste no time welcoming Miami’s young secondary to the league. — Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

California should step up and take the lead on such an effort and should waste no time in making data center policy and regulation a high-priority action. — Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

The documentary filmmaker who helped spearhead the bronze, lifelike Apollo 11 statue anchored at Kennedy Space Center wants to waste no time in honoring the astronauts of Artemis II. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for waste no time

• aforetime
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