Etymology

bis dat qui cito dat

Today it means: Something (e.g., payment, assistance, etc.) given promptly is much more valuable than if given after considerable delay. Full definition →

Latin bis dat qui cito dat
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

  1. Latin · borrowed frombis dat qui cito dat
  2. English todaybis dat qui cito dat

Borrowed from Latin bis dat qui cito dat.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.