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wasted time

wasted time is the simple past and past participle of waste time.

Meaning of waste time

Verb

waste time (third-person singular simple present wastes time, present participle wasting time, simple past and past participle wasted time)

  1. To allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner.
    • I'm gonna stop wastin' my time / Somebody else would have broken both of her arms1973, “Sad Song”, in Berlin, performed by Lou Reed

Questions about wasted time

What is wasted time the simple past and past participle of?
Wasted time is the simple past and past participle of waste time.

Words near wasted time in the dictionary

  1. wastecoat
  2. wastecoats
  3. wasted
  4. wasted away
  5. wasted breath
  6. wasted time
  7. wasteful
  8. wastefully
  9. wastefulness
  10. wastefulnesses
  11. wastegal

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