well spent

idiom

: worth having been used : worth the time money, etc.

This computer wasn't cheap, but it was money well spent.

Listening to her talk was time well spent.

Examples of well spent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The team that knocked Tech from the playoffs, though, are an example of what money well spent can look like. —Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026

Days are well spent fishing in Pine Island Sound, kayaking the Calusa Blueway, or spotting manatees and migratory birds at nearby wildlife refuges. —Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2025

These schools’ boards seem to like what Trump is doing, are happy with his agenda, and see their payoffs as money well spent to get rid of pesky faculty dissent, and student protests, transgender youth healthcare. —Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025

Time spent clearing out the refrigerator and organizing the pantry before the holidays are in full force is time well spent. —Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for well spent

• accent
• advent
• ascent
• assent
• augment
• cement
• consent
• dement
• descent
• detent
• dissent
• event