it's a better idea

Grammar usage guide and real-world examples

It's a better idea to play tired than to be tired".

Guided tours take half a day, but it's a better idea to spend a couple of days exploring them.

Procrastination leads to stress and poor grades, so it's a better idea to start your homework 30 minutes or so after you get home.

Mr. Forbes said that a tax cut was "a good idea six months ago, 12 months ago, and it's a better idea now".

"I think it's a better idea than a lot of other things they tossed around," said Ms. Arneson, an administrator at a Veterans Affairs hospital.

So I've decided that it's a better idea to ask if you can check if anyone knows of a decent hangover cure instead.

If the problem is with a Wikipedia page it is a better idea for a company's representative to approach the Wikipedia community than to change it themselves, says Andrew Williams, a senior director at FTI Consulting.

Just a thought: might not it be a better idea, on this three month hiatus from school, to consider one's academic future and, rather than take a holiday from oneself, get involved in something (paid or otherwise) personally engaging?

"Richie thought it was a better idea to keep the ball and grind it out because he was worried that a kick would spark a strong counterattack.

Trump later said he thought it was a better idea to call off the rally than to "let people mix it up".

For those of you on the Barrier Islands who decided it was a better idea to ride this out than to evacuate, for those elected officials who decided to ignore my admonition, this is now your responsibilty.