a stitch in time
uh STICH in TYM
ə stɪtʃ ɪn taɪmListen
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addressing a small problem promptly prevents it from growing into a much larger and more difficult one; the full proverb is a stitch in time saves nine, where the stitch is a single thread repair to a tear in fabric that, if made immediately, prevents the need for nine stitches later when the tear has grown; one of the oldest and most practical risk management principles in the English language, appearing in Thomas Fuller's Gnomologia of 1732 and advocating immediate remediation of minor issues before they escalate
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