He had to get help and every hour that elapsed was an hour wasted, an hour in which his anxiety mounted.

"I guess all those people who spent hours on the highway wasted their time," he went on.

"An hour wasted," Nynaeve grumbled, glaring sideways at Reanne.

Why waste an hour, a minute on being anything but glad to do what I adore?

"The hour wasted won't be found again," or "A smile makes the work lighter," till your teeth started to ache from them.

An hour wasted, Eve thought as she slid back into her car, ticking Hardley off the list.

Every hour, another hour wasted.

Another three hours to waste.

With a few unexpected hours to waste, we ordered room service instead of providing it.

The hours wasted away, and hunger came to torment the captives again.