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perdendo tempo

wasting time

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wasting time Used with stare to form the progressive, as in sta perdendo tempo, “is wasting time.” The literal meaning is “losing time,” but the usual English equivalent is “wasting time.”
IT: Stai perdendo tempo a cercare le chiavi.
EN: You’re wasting time looking for the keys.

Lei sta perdendo tempo.

She's wasting her time.

Al lavoro, state perdendo tempo.

At work, you're wasting time.

— Il labirinto del fauno (2006)

State perdendo tempo.

You're wasting your time.

Dove starà perdendo tempo?

Where could he be wasting his time?

— The Garden of Sinners Chapter 5: Paradox Paradigm (2008)

Tom disse a Mary che stava perdendo tempo.

Tom told Mary she was wasting her time.

Tom sta soltanto perdendo tempo, vero?

Tom is just wasting time, isn’t he?

State perdendo tempo!

You're wasting your time!

— Young Detective Dee - Il risveglio del drago marino (2013)