in the interest of saving time

in the interest of saving time
in the interest of saving time
in order to hurry things along; in order to save time. •

Mary: In the interest of saving time, I'd like to save questions for the end of my talk. Bill: But I have an important question now!

“In the interest of saving time,” said Jane, “I'll give you the first three answers.”


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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