waste
verb (used with object)
to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander.
will waste
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future tenseof waste.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Some emergency-response experts express concern that people will waste precious minutes grabbing an anti-choking device when they should be doing back blows, the Heimlich maneuver—officially known as abdominal thrusts—or CPR.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
"The sooner the decision is made, the less time we will waste moving on to the next phase," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
"The enterprising if occasionally manic neighbor who will waste no opportunity to share an educational footnote."
From Salon ● May 16, 2023
Bevacqua also advised turning it off in hilly terrain, because otherwise it will waste gas pushing your car to maintain its speed on the inclines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
Our exact positioning between those two points is a matter of pointless conjecture, and I will waste no time on it.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
