if something is worth your while, you will get an advantage if you do it.
It's worth your while taking out travel insurance if you are going abroad.
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be worth (one's) while
Of an action, to be beneficial and not a waste of one's time. I was reluctant to do research at a different library, but it turned out to be totally worth my while, as they had a ton of books on my topic!Staying up late tonight won't be worth my while because then I'll be exhausted the whole rest of the week.