waste time

weɪst taɪm
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Translation of waste time from English into German

Verbal expression

productivity

use time in an unproductive way
  • He tends to waste time on social media.Er neigt dazu, Zeit in sozialen Medien zu verschwenden.
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Synonyms and analogies of waste time in English

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Examples of waste time in a sentence

  • She realized she would waste time if she didn't plan her day.

Translations of "waste time" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
Zeit verschwendenv.

We can't waste time today; the deadline is approaching very quickly.

Wir dürfen heute keine Zeit verschwenden; die Frist rückt sehr schnell näher.

vergeudenv.

She refused to waste time waiting for someone who always arrived late.

Sie weigerte sich, Zeit auf jemanden zu vergeuden, der immer zu spät kam.

Zeit vergeuden

One should not waste time and compare oneself with the larger competitor.

Man sollte nicht die Zeit vergeuden und sich mit dem größeren Wettbewerber vergleichen.

Noun
dieZeitverschwendungnf.

Let's not waste time arguing about issues we cannot resolve.

Es ist Zeitverschwendung, über unlösbare Probleme zu reden.

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Other translations for waste time:

  • Zeit verlieren

waste time: Examples and translations in context

Let's not waste time and get rolling with the presentation.

Lasst uns keine Zeit verschwenden und mit der Präsentation beginnen.

He didn't want to waste time arguing and started fixing the problem.

Er wollte keine Zeit verschwenden mit Streit und begann, das Problem zu beheben.

I don't want to waste time explaining again; please listen carefully now.

Ich will keine Zeit verschwenden, es erneut zu erklären; hör jetzt bitte gut zu.

They have already thought, so we can not waste time.

Sie haben schon gedacht, damit wir keine Zeit verschwenden.

To belabor the point further would only waste time without changing anyone's mind.

Weiter auf einem Punkt herumzureiten würde nur Zeit verschwenden, ohne jemandes Meinung zu ändern.

Let's not waste time; we need to squeeze the trigger before the deadline passes.

Lass uns keine Zeit verschwenden; wir müssen vor Ablauf der Frist zur Tat schreiten.

You don't have to waste time for buses or other transport.

Sie müssen nicht viel Zeit verschwenden für Busses oder andere Transport.

Understanding the topic well helps avoid extraneous discussions that waste time.

Ein gutes Verständnis des Themas hilft, überflüssige Diskussionen zu vermeiden, die Zeit verschwenden.

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