Precious Time is the third studio album by American singer Pat Benatar, released on July 6, 1981, through the Chrysalis label.

Its lead single, the mid-tempo "Fire and Ice," was a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100[6] and reached number two on the Mainstream Rock chart.

[7] It became her biggest hit in Canada, peaking at number four on the RPM Singles Chart, though it only reached the Top 30 in Australia and New Zealand.

The song won Benatar the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 1982.

Record World called the title track a "volatile rocker" and noted that "the opening drama explodes with guitar fire.