Common Italian collocation
| Literally | To lose time |
| IPA pronunciation | /ˈpɛrdere ˈtɛmpo/ |
Perdere tempo
To waste time
You will also see this expression as sprecare tempo.
Sprecare tempo
To waste time
Examples
Smettila di perdere tempo su Internet.
Stop wasting time on the Internet.
Jane non perse tempo a rispondere.
Jane didn’t waste time answering.
Non voglio perdere tempo a litigare.
I don’t want to waste time arguing.
Non perdiamo tempo a parlare di cose che non possiamo cambiare.
Let’s not waste time talking about things we cannot change.
Related lessons
- perdere (to lose)
- sprecare (to waste)
- tempo (time)
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