time is of the essence

Anglais

Étymologie

(Date à préciser) Locution composée de time, be et of the essence.
(Droit) (Attestée au XIXe siècle)

Locution-phrase

time is of the essence \Prononciation ?\

  1. Le temps est compté, le temps presse.
    • We need to get a cease-fire and hostage agreement over the finish line, and we need to do it now. Time is of the essence.  (Anthony Blinken, cité dans "'Time is of the essence' in Gaza as Blinken returns to Washington without a truce", site du Monde, 20 août 2024  lire en ligne)
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    • Yesterday, foreign secretary David Lammy made a stirring speech at Kew Gardens in London that presented the climate emergency as the foremost existential crisis facing humanity. On the other side of the capital, energy secretary Ed Miliband delivered his own speech at the Energy UK annual conference, stating that time is of the essence: “The faster we go”, he said, “the more secure we become”.  (Nimo Omer, "Wednesday briefing: Why Labour seems to be walking the walk on the climate crisis", The Guardian, 18 septembre 2024  lire en ligne)
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    • During a stroke, time is of the essence; every second counts to preserve brain function. The more time passes, the more brain cells die.  (Andrea Vianello, cité dans "From stroke to speech: Andrea’s survival story and the crucial role of timely care", site de l’OMS, 28 octobre 2024  lire en ligne)
  2. (Par extension) (Droit) (Royaume-Uni) (États-Unis) (Nouvelle-Zélande) (Canada) (Australie) Clause contractuelle indiquant un délai à respecter.
    • But in the contracts of merchants time is of the essence.  (William C. Anders, A dictionary of Law, T. H. Flood and Company, Chicago, 1893, page 1033  lire en ligne)
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    • If there is no express stipulation in the contract that time is of the essence, it can be made so by serving a notice fixing a specified time for completion.  (MacRoberts Solicitors, MacRoberts on Scottish Construction Contracts, 3e édition, John Wiley & Sons, lieu, 2015, page 142  lire en ligne)
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    • Where time is of the essence, even a very short delay will entitle the other party to terminate.  (Richard Stone, James Devenney, The Modern Law of Contract, 11e édition, Routledge, Londres et New York, 2015, page 444  lire en ligne)

Quasi-synonymes

Antonymes

  • have ample time
  • haste makes waste

Vocabulaire apparenté par le sens

  • make haste

(Droit)

  • breach of contract
  • reasonable time
  • time at large

Prononciation

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