The thief of time

Who is the thief of time?

Procrastination “Procrastination is the thief of time” is a saying that denotes that procrastinating—postponing things unnecessarily—causes people to waste a lot of their time.

Who wrote Thief of Time?

Terry PratchettThief of Time / AuthorSir Terence David John Pratchett OBE was an English humorist, satirist, and author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his Discworld series of 41 novels. Pratchett’s first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. Wikipedia

When was the thief of time written?

Thief of Time

First edition
AuthorTerry Pratchett
GenreFantasy
PublisherDoubleday
Publication date2001

Is there a sequel to The Thief of Always?

Clive Barker's The Thief Of Always Book 2 Paperback – April 12, 2005. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. When Harvey Swick discovers Holiday House's secret, he escapes into a world in which time has sped by without him. Now he must plunge inside once again to regain what's been taken from him.

Why is procrastination called the thief of time?

'Procrastination', or putting something off, is the 'thief of time' because you end up wasting time by putting things off. … So procrastination is the thief of time because if we put off something we should be doing we never spend that time doing something else that's useful or productive in any way.

What does it mean that punctuality is the thief of time?

Remember, this is the author of "The Importance of Being Earnest." The phrase above means that being on time, presumably because someone else is waiting, is a waste of one's own time, which one might prefer to spend doing something else other than catering to common civility.

What does punctuality is the thief of time mean?

Remember, this is the author of "The Importance of Being Earnest." The phrase above means that being on time, presumably because someone else is waiting, is a waste of one's own time, which one might prefer to spend doing something else other than catering to common civility.