Sentence examples for time lost from inspiring English sources

'time lost' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You could use it to refer to lost or wasted time, either figuratively or literally. For example, you could say "With all the time lost in the past year, it's hard to imagine starting over."

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Lost time, lost opportunities, lost people.

Time lost in inefficient braking counts.

Time lost today: 33 mins.

Time lost is brain lost".

It was dizzying; time lost its meaning.

Time lost at the computer cannot be regained.

So I spent a lot of time lost in thought.

But even five minutes of time lost is gone forever".

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Thus, an undercounting of work-time lost due to illness may occur during large outbreaks.

The main source of indirect cost is work-time lost (i.e., productivity loss) caused by illness.

► In Jeffrey Mervis's second Behind the numbers column, he examined "the time 'lost' to red tape".

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