The time wasn't totally wasted, because at least I'd ruled out one approach.

Once they get to the landfill, the nutrients that could go back into the soil are totally wasted.

I mean this guy was really pathetic - totally wasted.

At least half the time the trip was totally wasted.

Well, then this trip won't be totally wasted for you.

That meant all the time in transit to Jupiter would have been totally wasted.

All this money, which could be used to build hundreds of hospitals and schools, would have been totally wasted.

With everything that had happened, she'd been totally wasted.

Something else, 40% of votes went to small parties and got totally wasted.

So the effort at the inn had not been totally wasted.