Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El tiempo es oro.»
¿Cómo se dice «El tiempo es oro» en inglés? Time is money.
Word for word
Time is gold.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Time is money.
Used to emphasize that time is valuable and shouldn't be wasted. Common when urging someone to act quickly or not delay.
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Hear it in a sentence
El tiempo es oro, así que deja de perder el día en tonterías y ponte a estudiar.
Time is gold, so stop wasting the day on nonsense and start studying.
More Spanish sayings
- Más vale saber que haber. — Knowledge is better than wealth.
- El tiempo vuela. — Time flies.
- El que mucho habla, mucho yerra. — Talk too much, and you'll slip up.
- Más vale tarde que nunca. — Better late than never.
- Nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena. — Better late than never when the outcome is good.
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