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Time is money
- If we don't use our working time to earn money, we are in effect losing money.
Idioms and Phrases
One's time is a valuable commodity, as in I can't stay home and wait any longer; time is money, you know . This proverbial term goes back to one first recorded in 1572, time is precious , in a discourse on usury.Example Sentences
She is also set to host a new "high-stakes" quiz show on ITV called Time Is Money.
"The disheartening indifference and stupidity of the public, led by stupid municipal and other governing bodies, who prate about practical work, but are incapable of appreciating the depth of the meaning of the English adage 'time is money'."
"Depending on the situation, saving 67 minutes could be incredibly important. Time is money in most professional settings. And in emergency response contexts, for example, it could be the difference between life and death."
And “time is money,” O’Leary emphasized.
Time is a central dimension of present-day lifestyles and popular expressions such as "time is money" or "spending time" showcase the importance humans attribute to time.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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