Usage examples of "perder el tiempo" in Spanish with translation to English

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Vayamos deprisa para no perder el tiempo. Let's hurry so as not to waste time.
Hay gente que lo único que quieren es interrumpir y hacerte perder el tiempo. There are people who just want to interrupt and waste your time.
La gente joven puede perder el tiempo. Young people are apt to waste time.
Para de perder el tiempo y vuelve al trabajo. Stop wasting time and get back to work.
Paren de perder el tiempo y vuelvan al trabajo. Stop wasting time and get back to work.
Seguía fumando todo el tiempo. He kept on smoking all the time.
Acaba de perder el autobús. He just missed the bus.
Estoy matando el tiempo. I'm killing time.
No deberíamos perder el coraje. We should not lose courage.
La gente que habla de sí misma todo el tiempo me aburre. People who talk about themselves all the time bore me.
Mejor apresúrate, o te vas a perder el tren. You'd better hurry, or you'll miss the train.
Sólo el tiempo dirá si llevaba razón. Only time will tell if he was right.
Todos ustedes acaban de perder el juego. You all just lost the game.
Tom nunca olvidará todo el tiempo que Mary pasó con él. Tom will never forget all the time Mary spent with him.
Él se apresuró para no perder el tren. He hurried up so that he wouldn't miss the train.
Un hombre del tiempo es alguien con quien el tiempo no siempre está de acuerdo. A weatherman is someone with whom the weather does not always agree.
Sí, me sentí mal cuando rompimos, pero no me ha hecho perder el sueño. Yeah, I felt bad when we broke up, but I don't lose any sleep over it.
El mataba el tiempo en un café mirando pasar las muchachas. He killed time in a coffee shop watching girls pass by.
Levantate ya o vas a perder el colectivo de las siete. Get up at once, or you will miss the 7:00 bus.
El tiempo se está agotando. Time is running out.
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