lose no time
lose Nō time
L l Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [looz noh tahym]
- /luz noʊ taɪm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [looz noh tahym]
- /luz noʊ taɪm/
Definitions of lose no time words
- verbal expression lose no time act without delay 1
- phrase lose no time If you say that someone loses no time in doing something, you are emphasizing that they act quickly in order to benefit from a situation. 0
- noun lose no time to do something without delay 0
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Parts of speech for Lose no time
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lose no time popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for lose no time
verb lose no time
- whirl — to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
- rush — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- whisk — to move with a rapid, sweeping stroke: She whisked everything off the table with her arm.
- zip — zip code.
- scurry — to go or move quickly or in haste.
Antonyms for lose no time
verb lose no time
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- decelerate — When a vehicle or machine decelerates or when someone in a vehicle decelerates, the speed of the vehicle or machine is reduced.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- retard — to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
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