A stitch in time

A stitch in time (saves nine).

something that you say which means it is better to deal with a problem early before it gets too bad If you don't repair the oil leak now, you might damage the whole engine. It's a case of a stitch in time.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lexa	LEKS-ə	English
Gerry	JER-ee (English), KHER-ree (Dutch)	English, Dutch
Svjetlana	-	Croatian, Serbian
Xanti	-	Basque
Anne (1)	AHN (French), AN (English), AN-ne (Danish), AHN-ne (Finnish), AH-nə (German), AHN-nə (Dutch)	French, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque
Samo	-	Slovene, Medieval Slavic