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Meaning of lose no time | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To act quickly; do something as soon as possible.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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