Time is money

1. 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

Time is money, and project opponents soon realized that they could use this uncertainty to their advantage.

From Los Angeles Times

In the export business, time is money.

From BBC

She is also set to host a new "high-stakes" quiz show on ITV called Time Is Money.

From BBC

"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'."

From BBC

"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."

From Science Daily