The failure to formally object at the time, to what one views as improper action in the lower court, may result in the affirmance of the lower court's judgment on the grounds that one did not "preserve the issue for appeal" by objecting.
ðə fˈeɪlɪɹ tə fˈɔːɹməli ˈɑːbdʒɛkt æt ðə tˈaɪm, tə wʌt wˈʌn vjˈuːz æz ɪmpɹˈɑːpɚɹ ˈækʃən ɪnðə lˈoʊɚ kˈoːɹt, mˈeɪ ɹɪzˈʌlt ɪnðɪ ɐfˈɜːməns ʌvðə lˈoʊɚ kˈoːɹts dʒˈʌdʒmənt ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊndz ðˈætwˌʌn dɪdnˈɑːt "pɹɪzˈɜːv ðɪ ˈɪʃuː fɔːɹ ɐpˈiːl" baɪ ɑːbdʒˈɛktɪŋ.