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Tempus Anima Rei

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natalie_1982 | 14:31 Tue 22nd Feb 2005 | Phrases & Sayings
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Can anyone translate this from Latin into English please?  I have been googling for ages and cannot find a translator, ta.
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'Time is the soul of things' or ' Time is the heart of the matter' or words to that effect.
16:14 Tue 22nd Feb 2005
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Yeah,

Time is the spirit of the thing. [or a thing]

In poesy, the singular rei can be used for a plural rerum. But the scansion is the same,. so there is little point.

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20:21 Wed 23rd Feb 2005
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There's a legal phrase "time is of the essence" (time is of the utmost importance) which has the added implication "so if you don't soon deliver, you'll be in breach of contract and there will be unpleasant consequences"   Could that be what "tempus anima rei" is about?

00:22 Sat 26th Feb 2005

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