How is the phrase perder el tiempo translated from Spanish to English

English translation
Waste time
phrase

Dedicar tiempo a algo que no sirve para nada.

To spend time on something useless.

Examples with “perder el tiempo”

See how the word “perder el tiempo” is used in sentences

  • No pierdas el tiempo discutiendo. — Do not waste time arguing.

  • Perdemos el tiempo en reuniones todos los lunes. — We waste time on meetings every Monday.

  • ¿Para qué perder el tiempo buscándolo ahora? — Why waste time looking for it now?

Learn perder el tiempo in the VibeLing app

It helps you remember the word through examples, audio and spaced repetition.

How many Spanish words do you know?

Check a word only if you could give at least one of its meanings.

Spanish vocabulary test

How to learn Spanish words with VibeLing

  • Your own vocabulary

    Learn the words you actually need

  • A ready-made word card

    Translation, examples and audio appear on their own

  • We help you not forget

    We bring words back to practice at the right moment

Download for free

Start today — feel the difference in a month

Add real-life words — VibeLing reinforces them until they become automatic.