payback time
noun
: a time for punishment for something that was done in the past
You've ruined my life, and now it's payback time.
Examples of payback time in a Sentence
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The midge provides food when the mosquito needs it, in exchange for a payback time that never comes.
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Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Temperatures should rise to near 80. Sunday: Sunday will be payback time.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
Manufacturing and logistics must adopt robots to survive: FACT Although total cost of ownership is a popular yardstick used for purchasing capital equipment, payback time is more commonly used for automating basic (typically arduous) worker tasks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Aug. 2014
Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Temperatures should rise to near 80. Sunday: Sunday will be payback time.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
Manufacturing and logistics must adopt robots to survive: FACT Although total cost of ownership is a popular yardstick used for purchasing capital equipment, payback time is more commonly used for automating basic (typically arduous) worker tasks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Aug. 2014
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“Payback time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payback%20time. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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