waste no time

phrase

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

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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 These little fireballs waste no time coming in to eat. Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 Sizes are going fast, so waste no time in shopping the buzzy sales extravaganza, which lasts only through the first week of January. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 Dec. 2025 Finally, the pair meet again at Ilya’s place, and waste no time kissing right there in the entryway, where Ilya lifts Shane up onto the counter. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025 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 4 Aug. 2026.

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