- there's no time to lose
- used for telling someone to hurry
He could be here any second, so there's no time to lose.
English dictionary. 2014.
there's no time to lose
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there's no time to lose — there’s no time to lose phrase used for telling someone to hurry He could be here any second, so there’s no time to lose. Thesaurus: ways of telling someone to hurrysynonym Main entry: time … Useful english dictionary
There's no time to lose. — something that you say when it is important to do something immediately. Her plane gets in at 3 o clock so there s no time to lose … New idioms dictionary
have no time to lose — There s no time to lose. something that you say when it is important to do something immediately. Come on, we ve no time to lose if we want to catch the ferry … New idioms dictionary
no time to lose — If there s no time to lose, then it s time to get started otherwise it won t be finished on time … The small dictionary of idiomes
no time to lose — If there s no time to lose, then it s time to get started otherwise it won t be finished on time. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
No time to lose — If there s no time to lose, then it s time to get started otherwise it won t be finished on time … Dictionary of English idioms
lose — [ luz ] (past tense and past participle lost [ lɔst ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop having something ▸ 2 be unable to find ▸ 3 not win ▸ 4 have less than before ▸ 5 when someone dies ▸ 6 no longer see/hear etc. ▸ 7 not have body part ▸ 8 stop having… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lose — W1S1 [lu:z] v past tense and past participle lost [lɔst US lo:st] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stop having attitude/quality etc)¦ 2¦(not win)¦ 3¦(cannot find something)¦ 4¦(stop having something)¦ 5¦(death)¦ 6¦(money)¦ 7 have nothing to lose 8¦(time)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lose — /lu:z/ verb past tense and past participle lost /lst/ 1 NOT HAVE ANY MORE (T) to stop having something that is important to you or that you need: I can t afford to lose my job, I have a family to support. | I lost a lot of money on that deal. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
time — 1 /taIm/ noun TIME 1 (U) something that is measured in minutes, hours, years etc using clocks: a machine that can travel through time | The basic unit of time, the second, was redefined in 1967. | time passes/goes by: time goes by so quickly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
