The Vocabulary of Spending Time

Spend time. Save time. Waste time. Buy time. — Time is counted like money.

Time well spent. — The time produced something worth its cost.

On the clock. Off the clock. On company time. — Paid time and unpaid time.

I won’t take up much of your time. — A promise made before asking for something.

I’ll give you ten minutes back. — We will end the meeting early.

Thanks for your time. — A standard thank-you at the end of a call or a meeting.

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