What is a time-as-resource metaphor?

What is a time-as-resource metaphor?

Definition
	A conventional metaphor in which time is represented as a consumable commodity.

Examples
	Here are some examples in English:
	This method will save time. Time is money. She's wasting her time. How long do we have to wait? Use your time well. He is making up for lost time.

Generic
	A time-as-resource metaphor is a kind of
	What is a metaphor for time?

Sources
	Lakoff, G. and Johnson 1980, Lakoff, G. 1987

Context for this page:

Concept module: time-as-resource metaphor
In modular book: Metaphors in English, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H. Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Lexicon

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