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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are wasting time" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that someone is not using their time effectively or is engaged in unproductive activities.
Example: "If we keep discussing this issue without making a decision, we are wasting time that could be better spent on other tasks."
Alternatives: "are squandering time" or "are losing time."
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"In two to three months we will know if the regime is serious or wasting time, and my gut feeling is they are wasting time.
The Giants are wasting time trying them.
"They are playing with us and they are wasting time.
We are wasting time because we are working harder.
"Every game they continue singing and they continue preparing banners, they are wasting time.
IF YOU want to know what your employees are wasting time on today, it's this.
Mr Berlusconi says the prosecutors are wasting time on "no-hopers".
"We have lots of educated people but we are wasting time here, that's what we do," he says.
Some recognize it as a sanity break, the rest of us feel guilty that we are wasting time.
"At present, doctors and nurses are wasting time trying to find cots when they should be treating patients".
I wonder if by focusing on "Napoleon Dynamite," the contestants are wasting time and energy on an unsolvable problem.
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