Time is of the essence

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Time is of the essence.

Timing and meeting all the deadlines are essential and required. (Often seen in contractual agreements.) The final payment is due on the first day of December, by midnight. Time is of the essence.

See also: essence, time

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It could be in any one of three main ways: By way of an express provision stating time is of the essence in connection with the rent review clause. If the clock is ticking, you must act fast; Property in-site ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England) But time is of the essence as she only has until June 22 - six months after the hemotherapy treatment - for the drug to be effective. D-day for cancer woman by Birmingham Mail (England) The case law establishes that time is of the essence in child protection cases and the clock begins to run from the day the child is admitted to foster care. Judge backs Lanark CAS in parent access challenge by Community Action			til the cows come home till till hell freezes over till kingdom come till the fat lady sings tilt tilt at windmills tilt back tilt to tilt toward timber time time after time time and again Time and tide wait for no man time flies Time flies when you're having fun time for time for a change time hangs heavy Time hangs heavy on hands time has come time in Time is a great healer Time is money Time is of the essence time is on side time is ripe Time is up time off time off for good behavior time on hands time out Time to call it a day Time to call it a night time to catch breath time to go time to hit the road time to run time was time will tell Time works wonders time's a-wastin' time's up time-out times times are changing Times change Times change and we with time times have changed tin			Time Inserted Time Insertion Unit Time Integrity Module Time Interleaved Analog to Digital Converter Time Interpolation and Spatial Averaging time interval time interval time interval time interval time interval Time Interval Analyzer Time Interval Counter Time Interval Error Time Interval Inspection Time Interval Medical Event Recorder Time Interval Meter Time Interval Optimization Time Interval Petri Networks Time invariance Time invariant Time invariant system Time Invariant Transfer Function Time Inversion Operations, Charge, Parity operations Time is a great healer Time Is A Warriors Tool Time Is Capital Time Is Money Time Is Money Time Is Now Time is of the essence time is on side time is ripe Time Is Running Out Time Is Ticking Out time is up Time it takes for 50% of the stomach to empty Time Keeping System Time Labeled Scheduling Automaton time lag time lag time lag time lag time lag Time Lag Discrimination Time Lag Fuel Moisture Time Lagged Recurrent Network time lags time lags time lags time lags time lags Time lapse photography Time Lapse Recorder Time Lapse Video Cassette Recorder Time Last Modified Time Length Time Letter of Credit Time Letters of Credit time lies heavy time limit

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