Only less competent people reference it. And time isn't ever going to change, i.e., to help you get something done. It's always the same. Always will be. When we blame time, what we really are acknowledging is that we have failed in some management practice, e.g., delegation, priority setting, research allocation, etc.
Time is never the reason.
It's crucially important to be honest with ourselves about this. Today it's socially, even professionally acceptable, to blame time. And that's very misleading, diverts our attention and allows a way of escaping our own responsibility. In the forums I lead, or consulting I do, I encourage people to never hide behind time in this manner. People say I make them think.