| 单词 | lose time |
| 释义 | lose timeSEE SYNONYMS FOR lose time ON THESAURUS.COM Operate too slowly. For example, My watch loses time, or This clock loses five minutes a day. This usage is always applied to a timepiece. [Mid-1800s] Waste time, delay, as in We wanted to paint the entire porch today, but we lost time trying to find a color that matched the house. This expression is sometimes put negatively as lose no time, meaning “act immediately” or “not delay,” as in We must lose no time in getting him to the hospital. [Late 1500s] Also see make up for lost time. Words nearby lose timelose out, loser, lose sight of, lose sleep over, lose the thread, lose time, lose touch, lose track, Losey, Los Gatos, losing The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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