when

/wen/ conjunction

Definition

TIME › used to say at what time something happened or will happen: I found it when I was cleaning out the cupboards. We'll go when you're ready.

ALTHOUGH › although: Why are you doing this when I've asked you not to?

(Definition of when conjunction from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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