waste
verb (used with object)
to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander.
has been wasting
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present perfect progressiveof waste (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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But he’s right that Iran’s regime has been wasting his time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Griffin Bovee, a Republican state worker in Sacramento, also voted against the proposition and said the state has been wasting taxpayer money.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
It has been wasting away for years now, and this month’s midterm results are the finishing blow.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2022
My little brother has been wasting his days on World of Warcraft again.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2020
The nebulous beginning was a storehouse of energy, which has been wasting ever since the first world was formed.
From Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science by Hudson Tuttle
