A stitch in time saves nine

A little preventive maintenance can eliminate the need for major repairs later. (See also An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.)

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At 20:04 BST, right after the PM told us: "We must take action now because a stitch in time saves nine", Google saw a spike in people searching for the meaning of the phrase.

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Who has googled what “a stitch in time saves nine” means in the last 24 hours?

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What I took from the @BorisJohnson speech: A stitch in time saves nine.

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I was today years old when I first heard “a stitch in time saves nine”

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"We're acting on the principle that a stitch in time saves nine," Mr Johnson said.

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