Time is money
If we don't use our working time to earn money, we are in effect losing money.
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time is money
time is moneyOne'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.
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Time is money, and salary transparency also helps candidates avoid spending time interviewing for jobs that ultimately don’t meet their pay expectations.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Time is money, and project opponents soon realized that they could use this uncertainty to their advantage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025
"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 ● May 14, 2024
Time is money, and Shopify wants its workers to understand that maxim applies to pointless meetings, too.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
Time is money, we say, and both are valuable, which may be why they’re sometimes expressed in a possessive way.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
In the $1 trillion race to build AI data centers, time is money and money is no object.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
If time is money, maybe the $85 is worth it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
"When you're a busy business person running a shop or a pub, time is money," he said, adding that he believes the police need more resources.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Whether or not the opposition and concerns would ultimately have derailed Netflix’s bid, they introduced time risk—and in large transactions, time is money.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
Do-overs mean time, and everyone in business knows that time is money.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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