time is money
Hours equal dollars
Time is money expresses the idea that time has economic value—wasted time is wasted potential earnings.
The phrase encourages efficiency and punctuality, treating hours as a finite resource to be spent wisely.
I'd love to chat, but time is money.
Often used to justify cutting conversations short or declining leisurely activities.
- productivityOutput relative to input
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- rushQuick sudden movement
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- clock is tickingDeadline is near
opportunity cost · scheduling · aphorism · profitability · prioritization · get down to business · value systems · Benjamin Franklin · scarcity · cash · billable hours · hourly wage · burn the midnight oil · delegation · bottom line · deadlines · on the clock · punch the clock
- proverbsproverbs, sayings, maxims, adages, aphorisms
- common sayingsproverbs, idioms, cliches, maxims, adages
- time sayingscarpe diem, seize the day, better late than never, tempus fugit, haste makes waste
- Conceptual Metaphors
- Franklin proverbsa penny saved, penny saved, early to bed, haste makes waste, aphorisms
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time is moneystop and smell the roses
Enjoy life's small moments
take your time · living in the moment · slow living · quality time · carpe diem
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