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losing no time

losing no time is the present participle and gerund 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 losing no time

What is losing no time the present participle and gerund of?
Losing no time is the present participle and gerund of lose no time.

Words near losing no time in the dictionary

  1. losing hazards
  2. losing heart
  3. losing it
  4. losing line
  5. losing lines
  6. losing no time
  7. losing one's balance
  8. losing one's battle
  9. losing one's bearings
  10. losing one's bottle
  11. losing one's cookies

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