Question

In the proverb, "A stitch in time saves nine," the words nine and time illustrate WHAT ?

Answer 1

it means to ​act or ​deal with ​problems​immediately, because if you ​wait and ​deal with them ​later, things will get ​worse and the ​problems will take ​longerto ​deal with

Answer 2

said to ​mean that it is ​better to ​act or ​deal with ​problems​immediately, because if you ​wait and ​deal with them ​later, things will get ​worse and the ​problems will take ​longer to ​deal with