Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lose no time

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables: lose no -time
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To act quickly; do something as soon as possible.

Example Sentences

"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 department of the London & North Western Railway."
"London Transport lost no time in beginning work on the new Victoria tube line following the Minister of Transport's approval of the project, announced on August 20."

Inflected Forms

loses no time (present, singular) losing no time (participle, present) lost no time (participle, past) lost no time (past)

Questions

What does lose no time mean?: To act quickly; do something as soon as possible.

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