Chimbridge Singlish Dictionary

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1. used to express that while the idea of something is nice, it is not worth the time or effort to make the time it would require

I'm just proposing that the happiness, the satisfaction, or even, the self-actualization, that we seek may very well lie in day-to-day living, in its many simple pleasures, like nurturing a meaningful relationship or appreciating nature in a leisurely garden walk. Of course, you might retort: "Where got time?"

— 2001 July 17, Elaine Quek. Today, "Enriching choices". p.18