Timeline for Idiomatic expression for "putting off a task until a disaster strikes"
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| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
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| Dec 22, 2023 at 13:21 | comment | added | PM 2Ring | Conversely, a stitch in nine saves time. ;) | |
| Dec 22, 2023 at 3:14 | vote | accept | Vladimir Baranov | ||
| Dec 21, 2023 at 20:48 | comment | added | Michael Harvey | My mother was fond of "an ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure". | |
| Dec 21, 2023 at 13:43 | comment | added | Vladimir Baranov | I personally like this variant more than Kate's, because it fits into my situation better. Your point that Kate's suggestion describes the fix coming too late to be any use at all is spot on. The phrase you suggested focuses on "a preventive fix done early is much easier than an emergency fix after disaster strikes". This is exactly what I'm after. | |
| Dec 21, 2023 at 13:08 | history | answered | PLL | CC BY-SA 4.0 |