no time to lose
idiom
: little time : no time to waste
We need to get started immediately. There's no time to lose.
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As Democrats pick ourselves up off the mat after the elections, there is no time to lose in addressing the fundamental causes that led to the reelection of Donald Trump.
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Liz Krueger, New York Daily News, 17 Nov. 2024
But Agatha has no time to lose, and so in a bid to blaze through to the episode’s necessary end, their coven recruitment feels more accelerated than is perhaps convincing.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
Whether the solution comes from Congress or straight from the president’s desk, there’s no time to lose, according to National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) president and CEO Kim Glas.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
The hasty handoff from President Joe Biden, who withdrew his candidacy on July 21, to Vice President Kamala Harris means that Democrats have no time to lose in motivating Americans to vote blue in November.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
Yet this is no time to lose faith, retreat and succumb to the siren song of American decline.
—WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
Peace is still possible, but put simply, there is no time to lose.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
An aging, limping Bosch works like a man with no time to lose, completing tasks at his own expense to glean information.
—Tom Nolan, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
Cicchetti washed down with an ombra was a type of fast food eaten by traders to complete business quickly while standing on their feet when there was no time to lose.
—Cat Bauer, CNN, 28 Apr. 2022
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Liz Krueger, New York Daily News, 17 Nov. 2024
But Agatha has no time to lose, and so in a bid to blaze through to the episode’s necessary end, their coven recruitment feels more accelerated than is perhaps convincing.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
Whether the solution comes from Congress or straight from the president’s desk, there’s no time to lose, according to National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) president and CEO Kim Glas.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
The hasty handoff from President Joe Biden, who withdrew his candidacy on July 21, to Vice President Kamala Harris means that Democrats have no time to lose in motivating Americans to vote blue in November.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
Yet this is no time to lose faith, retreat and succumb to the siren song of American decline.
—WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
Peace is still possible, but put simply, there is no time to lose.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
An aging, limping Bosch works like a man with no time to lose, completing tasks at his own expense to glean information.
—Tom Nolan, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
Cicchetti washed down with an ombra was a type of fast food eaten by traders to complete business quickly while standing on their feet when there was no time to lose.
—Cat Bauer, CNN, 28 Apr. 2022
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“No time to lose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20time%20to%20lose. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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