stitch in time

stitch in time
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  • Stitch in Time — Infobox Television episode Title = Stitch in Time Series = The Outer Limits Caption = Season = 2 Episode = 1 Airdate = 14 January, 1996 Production = 23 Writer = Steven Barnes Director = Mario Azzopardi Photographer = Guests = Amanda Plummer as Dr …   Wikipedia

  • stitch in time — a timely action or remedy a stitch in time saves nine …   Useful english dictionary

  • stitch in time saves nine — A stitch in time saves nine means that if a job needs doing it is better to do it now, because it will only get worse, like a hole in clothes that requires stitching …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • stitch in time saves nine —    A stitch in time saves nine means that if a job needs doing it is better to do it now, because it will only get worse, like a hole in clothes that requires stitching.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Stitch in time saves nine —   A stitch in time saves nine means that if a job needs doing it is better to do it now, because it will only get worse, like a hole in clothes that requires stitching …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • a stitch in time — ( ● stitch * * * a stitch in time (saves nine) ◇ The phrase a stitch in time (saves nine) means that it is better to fix a problem when it is small than to wait and let it become a bigger problem. • • • Main Entry: ↑stitch a stitch in time (saves …   Useful english dictionary

  • A Stitch In Time — may refer to: * A Stitch In Time (EP) is the second EP released by The Twilight Singers * A Stitch in Time (book) is a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel by Andrew J. Robinson * Stitch in Time is an episode of The Outer Limits * A Stitch in Time… …   Wikipedia

  • a stitch in time saves nine — proverb if you sort out a problem immediately it may save a lot of extra work later * * * a stitch in time (saves nine) ◇ The phrase a stitch in time (saves nine) means that it is better to fix a problem when it is small than to wait and let it… …   Useful english dictionary

  • A Stitch in Time (EP) — Infobox Album Name = A Stitch in Time Type = EP Artist = The Twilight Singers Released = October 10, 2006 (iTunes) December 4, 2006 (UK CD) January 23, 2007 (US CD) Recorded = Helsinki, New Orleans, Los Angeles Genre = Indie rock Length = 22:57… …   Wikipedia

  • a stitch in time saves nine — The proverb was originally a couplet. The number nine was apparently introduced fancifully for the sake of assonance. 1732 T. FULLER Gnomologia no. 6291 A Stitch in Time May save nine. 1797 F. BAILY Journal 30 Apr. (1856) 268 After a little while …   Proverbs new dictionary

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