time is money



Time is money.

(My) time is valuable, so don't waste it. I can't afford to spend a lot of time standing here talking. Time is money, you know! People who keep saying time is money may be working too hard.
See also: money, time

time is money

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.
See also: money, time

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tihana-Croatian, Serbian
Virginieveer-zhee-NEEFrench
Temple['templ]
Miriam['miriəm]
Naji-Arabic
Matty (1)MAT-eeEnglish