waste no time

phrase

: to do something quickly
We wasted no time getting our tickets.

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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 See All Example Sentences for waste no time

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“Waste no time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waste%20no%20time. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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