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Rachel Chau
2021-08-15 08:08
Lose/waste no time (in doing something) phrase
To do something immediately, without any delay
They waste no time in reaching an agreement.
The kid rolled up in the blanket and lost no time in falling asleep.
We must lose no time in finding the kidnapper.
a long time ago
To remain influential in a particular situation or a particular group of people for a long time
Time is running out.
This expression means something will occur in the near future.
Blind man's holiday is the time between daylight and darkness when people cannot work because it is too dark to see.
The verb "lose/ waste" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work
1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket.
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.
