sprecando il suo tempo

wasting his time

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wasting his time Use when someone is spending time on something that seems useless or unproductive. The phrase is often used in context with a progressive or ongoing action.
IT: Mary pensava che Tom stesse sprecando il suo tempo a studiare il latino.
EN: Mary thought Tom was wasting his time studying Latin.

Tom sta sprecando il suo tempo.

Tom is wasting his time.

Perché sta sprecando il suo tempo con Tom?

Why is she wasting her time with Tom?

Mary pensava che Tom stesse sprecando il suo tempo a studiare latino.

Mary thought Tom was wasting his time studying Latin.

Sta sprecando il suo tempo, vero?

You’re wasting your time, aren’t you?

Penso che lei stia sprecando il suo tempo.

I think she’s wasting her time.

Mary pensava che Tom stesse sprecando il suo tempo a studiare il latino.

Mary thought Tom was wasting his time studying Latin.

Mary sta sprecando il suo tempo.

Mary is wasting her time.

Tom mi disse che stavo sprecando il suo tempo.

Tom told me I was wasting his time.