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loses no time

loses no time is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lose no time.

Meaning of lose no time

Verb

lose no time (third-person singular simple present loses no time, present participle losing no time, simple past and past participle lost no time)

  1. To act quickly; do something as soon as possible.
    • Queen Mary of the Iron Road. By Fred C. Bishop. […] This is the life-story of a boy who was determined to become an engine driver, and who lost no time in realising his ambition. A bold plunge from a clerkship in a coal merchant's office carried Fred Bishop, at the age of 14, into the locomotive...1947 January and February, “Railway Literature”, in Railway Magazine, page 62

Questions about loses no time

What is loses no time the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Loses no time is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lose no time.

Words near loses no time in the dictionary

  1. loses count
  2. loses face
  3. loses ground
  4. loses heart
  5. loses it
  6. loses no time
  7. loses one's balance
  8. loses one's battle
  9. loses one's bearings
  10. loses one's bottle
  11. loses one's cookies

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