Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in the interest of time

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.13 in modern English

Syllables
in- the in-ter-est of -time
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

In order to save time; in order to use time more efficiently; so that time can be used more efficiently.

Questions

What does in the interest of time mean?
In order to save time; in order to use time more efficiently; so that time can be used more efficiently.

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