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.

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Leona	lee-O-nə (English), LE-o-nah (German)	English, German
Celino	che-LEE-no (Italian), the-LEE-no (Spanish), se-LEE-no (Latin American Spanish)	Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Usama	-	Arabic
Kreka	-	History
Cherokee	CHER-ə-kee	English (Rare)
Klaas	KLAH:S	Dutch, Low German