jam today | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,economics)Theavailabilityof aresourceat the present date.1974, Lawrence H. Officer, Lawrence Berk Smith,Issues in Canadian Economics, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, page336:The consumption-possibilities curve illustrates the choice which must be made: morejam todaymeans less jam tomorrow; lessjam todaymeans more jam tomorrow.1985, Phillip Crowson,Economics for Managers: A Professionals’ Guide, 3rd edition, Macmillan Press, page26:A basic human characteristic is the preference for consumption today over consumption tomorrow.Jam todayis always better than jam tomorrow, unless sufficient incentive is offered to forgo the immediate enjoyment oftoday's jam. This is not because of uncertainty about the likely receipt of tomorrow's jam, but merely a property of the passage of time.1985,Joel Mokyr,The Economics of the Industrial Revolution, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, page216:For one-period optimization, the obvious course of action to maximize consumption is to consume the whole of output by “eating up” the capital stock. The inapplicability of this tactic to an industrializing nation is transparent—it gets a lot ofjamfortodaybut leaves little for tomorrow.Jam todayhas therefore to be balanced against jam tomorrow.

Examples:

EN: You got me in a fine jam today.
ES: Me has metido en un lío.
EN: The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
ES: La regla es: mermelada mañana y ayer... pero nunca hoy
EN: But,... it, it must come sometimes to jam today.
ES: Alguna vez tendrá que tocar "Mermelada hoy"
EN: No jam today.
ES: Hoy no hay mermelada.
ID: Tidak ada kemacetan hari ini.
EN: We already helped you out of a jam today, my friend.
ES: Ya te ayudamos a salir de un enredo hoy, mi amigo.
EN: I'm making tomato jam today.
ES: Yo estoy haciendo la mermelada del tomate hoy.
EN: I mean, say you give people jam today and they'll just sit there and eat it.
ES: SERÁN CAPACES DE CONTROLAR TODAS LAS CREENCIAS HUMANAS.
EN: Some of the Glee Club are doing a Katy jam today.
ES: Algunos del Glee Club van a hacer una canción de Katy hoy.
ID: sebagian dari klub glee menyanyikan lagu Katy hari ini.
EN: Because when I left the house, well... just my luck to hit a really bad traffic jam today. And I had early appointments, but, you know, we're trying to organize something really nice so Pez Koi feels comfortable, so people can be well taken care of.
ES: Porque es que desde que salí de la casa, pues, un trancón preciso el día de hoy, y cité a la gente temprano, pero pues bueno, ahí estamos tratando como de cuadrar algo bien bonito para que el Pez Koi se sienta tranquilo, para que la gente sepa acomodar bien.
EN: It was kind of amazing we were able to have the jam today.
HI: इस लायक बनाया कि हम आज क्रिमिनल को कुट सके।
EN: You wouldn't be listening to my jam today
HI: वो आज नहीं सुनती सिसकियाँ मेरी
EN: Fleetwood Mac, they are my jam today.
HI: गर्लफ्रेंड - आज मेरा बर्थडे है।
EN: jam today [1]
HI: आज म/ अनुभव करता
HI: आज की डील >
EN: It's 430 right now and there is bound to be a terrible traffic-jam today
ID: Sekarang jam 430 sekarang dan pasti ada kemacetan lalu lintas yang mengerikan hari ini
EN: It looks delicious, but not my jam today.
ID: Terlihat lezat, tapi tak hari ini.

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