stitch in time
Preemptive small fix
A stitch in time is a small repair or corrective action taken early, before a problem worsens.
The phrase comes from the proverb "a stitch in time saves nine"—mending a small tear now prevents a larger one later.
Used to advocate for prompt attention to emerging problems: A stitch in time would have prevented this whole mess.
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- threadFiber for stitching
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- sewing kitStitching supplies container
- mendRestore after damage
needle and thread · repair · nine · proverb · old saying · wise words · prevention · nip it in the bud · patch · hem · fabric · wisdom · save · foresight · prudence · tear · rip · quick
- proverbsproverbs, sayings, maxims, adages, aphorisms
- conventional wisdomearly bird, apple a day, opposites attract, nice guys finish last, patience
- folk sayingsproverb, adage, maxim, folk saying, old saying
- ninesninth, cat lives, nonagon, novena, Ennead
stitch in timeprocrastination
Habitual task avoidance
too little too late · delayed response · crisis management · damage control · kicking the can down the road
stitch in timenegligence
Failure to exercise care
shortsightedness · willful blindness · burying one's head in the sand · recklessness · carelessness
stitch, time, stitches, stitched, stitching, stitchery, times, timed, timing