waste no time

idiom

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

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Still, the Eggers waste no time getting Solange into some adult diapers and plunging Brandy into a basin of toilet humor that’s consistently embarrassing and at times mindlessly problematic. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024 The Utah Attorney General’s Office issued a statement Monday saying Reyes wanted to waste no time in filing the appeal. Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023 Ron DeSantis is not ready for this moment, and Chris Christie will waste no time eating DeSantis' lunch. Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 6 June 2023 The series explores how predators waste no time sending private messages to one of Powell's profiles. Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 30 Apr. 2023 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 17 Nov. 2024.

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