user19249: Does the buddha ever speak on time?  Does he ever say, "...time doesn't matter..."? I have this weird feeling he is said to have spoke that. I don't know in which sutra that is, or it might have been in a dream, but really, not sure where i got the idea. I assume it was in a certain context if it was really said, and that he wasn't dismissing the time element as trivial, such as a lifetime...

user2282: 
Does the buddha ever speak on time? Does he ever say, "...time doesn't matter..."?

No, if any, He only emphasizes the preciousness of time and how one should not waste it in order to make progress on the Path. It's no coincidence that the below expression is a common stock phrase being mentioned in many Suttas:

"These are the feet of trees, these are empty huts. Meditate, bhikkhu, do not be heedless. Do not have cause to regret it later. This is my instruction to you.”


user471: In the sutta quote below, the Buddha taught as follows, referring to himself and other Buddhas as "the Tathagata":

(1) In the case of words that the Tathagata knows to be unfactual,
untrue, unbeneficial (or: not connected with the goal), unendearing &
disagreeable to others, he does not say them.
(2) In the case of words that the Tathagata knows to be factual, true,
unbeneficial, unendearing & disagreeable to others, he does not say
them.
(3) In the case of words that the Tathagata knows to be factual, true,
beneficial, but unendearing & disagreeable to others, he has a sense
of the proper time for saying them.
(4) In the case of words that the Tathagata knows to be unfactual,
untrue, unbeneficial, but endearing & agreeable to others, he does not
say them.
(5) In the case of words that the Tathagata knows to be factual, true,
unbeneficial, but endearing & agreeable to others, he does not say
them.
(6) In the case of words that the Tathagata knows to be factual, true,
beneficial, and endearing & agreeable to others, he has a sense of the
proper time for saying them. Why is that? Because the Tathagata has
sympathy for living beings."
Abhaya Sutta (MN58)


user21208: svākhāto bhagavatā dhammo sandiṭṭhiko akāliko
ehipassiko opanayiko paccattaṃ veditabbo viññūhī
Here dhammo sandiṭṭhiko akāliko means that dhamma is timeless and 'here & Now'.

19249: <p>Does the buddha ever speak on time?  Does he ever say, &quot;...time doesn't matter...&quot;? I have this weird feeling he is said to have spoke that. I don't know in which sutra that is, or it might have been in a dream, but really, not sure where i got the idea. I assume it was in a certain context if it was really said, and that he wasn't dismissing the time element as trivial, such as a lifetime...</p>
 2282: <blockquote>
<p>Does the buddha ever speak on time? Does he ever say, &quot;...time doesn't matter...&quot;?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>No, if any, He only emphasizes the preciousness of time and how one should not waste it in order to make progress on the Path. It's no coincidence that the below expression is a common stock phrase being mentioned in many Suttas:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>&quot;These are the feet of trees, these are empty huts. Meditate, bhikkhu, do not be heedless. Do not have cause to regret it later. This is my instruction to you.”</p>
</blockquote>
 471: <p>In the sutta quote below, the Buddha taught as follows, referring to himself and other Buddhas as &quot;the Tathagata&quot;:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>(1) In the case of words that the Tathagata knows to be unfactual,
untrue, unbeneficial (or: not connected with the goal), unendearing &amp;
disagreeable to others, he does not say them.</p>
<p>(2) In the case of words that the Tathagata knows to be factual, true,
unbeneficial, unendearing &amp; disagreeable to others, he does not say
them.</p>
<p>(3) In the case of words that the Tathagata knows to be factual, true,
beneficial, but unendearing &amp; disagreeable to others, <strong>he has a sense
of the proper time for saying them.</strong></p>
<p>(4) In the case of words that the Tathagata knows to be unfactual,
untrue, unbeneficial, but endearing &amp; agreeable to others, he does not
say them.</p>
<p>(5) In the case of words that the Tathagata knows to be factual, true,
unbeneficial, but endearing &amp; agreeable to others, he does not say
them.</p>
<p>(6) In the case of words that the Tathagata knows to be factual, true,
beneficial, and endearing &amp; agreeable to others, <strong>he has a sense of the
proper time for saying them.</strong> Why is that? Because the Tathagata has
sympathy for living beings.&quot;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.058.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Abhaya Sutta (MN58)</a></p>
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 21208: <p>svākhāto bhagavatā dhammo sandiṭṭhiko akāliko</p>
<p>ehipassiko opanayiko paccattaṃ veditabbo viññūhī</p>
<p>Here <strong>dhammo sandiṭṭhiko akāliko</strong> means that dhamma is timeless and 'here &amp; Now'.</p>
