English Dictionary

time is money

ことわざ

Money is wasted (in lost wages, missed opportunities, etc.) when a person's time is not used productively; time is valuable and should not be wasted.

日本語の意味

時間はお金である。すなわち、時間を浪費することは金銭的な損失に繋がるため、時間を有効活用すべきである。 / 時間は貴重な財産であり、無駄にしてはいけない。 / 労働や他の機会を逃すことで、お金が無駄になるため、時間を大切に使うべきである。

As the old proverb goes, time is money, so we scheduled each task carefully to avoid costly delays.

古いことわざにあるように「時は金なり」ですから、私たちは高くつく遅れを避けるために各作業を慎重に予定しました。

意味（1）

Money is wasted (in lost wages, missed opportunities, etc.) when a person's time is not used productively; time is valuable and should not be wasted.

Remember that Time is Money. He that can earn Ten Shillings a Day by his Labour, and goes abroad, or sits idle one half of that Day, tho’ he spends but Sixpence during his Diversion or Idleness, ought not to reckon That the only Expence; he has really spent or rather thrown away Five Shillings besides.