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time in

verb
  1. To record the start of one's day or shift at work. (transitive)
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Rikki-tikki knew better than to waste time in staring.
The Jungle Book, p. 69 · B2
“It--it is the Bandar-log that we follow now,” said Baloo, but the words stuck in his throat, for that was the first time in his memory that one of the Jungle-People had owned to being interested in the doings of the monkeys.
The Jungle Book, p. 44 · B2
The Black Panther had raced up the slope almost without a sound and was striking--he knew better than to waste time in biting--right and left among the monkeys, who were seated round Mowgli in circles fifty and sixty deep.
The Jungle Book, p. 53 · B2
It was the first time in her whole life that childish lips had voluntarily touched Marilla’s face.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 88 · C1

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