英语词汇time is of the essence的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	time is of the essence
词源	time is of the essence. No eminent philosopher or statesman said this. It was originally a legal term, first recorded in 1873, applied to a contract where time was essential, indeed indis- pensable to that contract’s fulfillment. If, for example, the con- tract required a manufacturer to deliver goods within three months, he had to deliver them within that time or suffer the consequences.
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