waste no time

idiom

: to do something quickly
We wasted no time getting our tickets.

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“Waste no time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waste%20no%20time. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.

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