diff --git a/src/find/matchers/mod.rs b/src/find/matchers/mod.rs
index 923d8b4..ab278bb 100644
--- a/src/find/matchers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/find/matchers/mod.rs
@@ -907,21 +907,21 @@ fn build_matcher_tree(
                             let time = args[i + 1];
                             let newer_time_type = NewerOptionType::from_str(x_option.as_str());
                             // Convert args to unix timestamps. (expressed in numeric types)
-                            let comparable_time = match parse_date_str_to_timestamps(time) {
-                                Some(timestamp) => timestamp,
-                                None => {
-                                    return Err(From::from(format!(
-                                        "find: I cannot figure out how to interpret ‘{}’ as a date or time",
-                                        args[i + 1]
-                                    )))
-                                }
+                            let Some(comparable_time) = parse_date_str_to_timestamps(time) else {
+                                return Err(From::from(format!(
+                                    "find: I cannot figure out how to interpret ‘{}’ as a date or time",
+                                    args[i + 1]
+                                )));
                             };
                             i += 1;
                             Some(NewerTimeMatcher::new(newer_time_type, comparable_time).into_box())
                         } else {
                             let file_path = args[i + 1];
                             i += 1;
-                            Some(NewerOptionMatcher::new(x_option, y_option, file_path)?.into_box())
+                            Some(
+                                NewerOptionMatcher::new(&x_option, &y_option, file_path)?
+                                    .into_box(),
+                            )
                         }
                     }
                     None => return Err(From::from(format!("Unrecognized flag: '{}'", args[i]))),
diff --git a/src/find/matchers/time.rs b/src/find/matchers/time.rs
index 79c8b25..32e2b00 100644
--- a/src/find/matchers/time.rs
+++ b/src/find/matchers/time.rs
@@ -124,14 +124,10 @@ pub struct NewerOptionMatcher {
 }
 
 impl NewerOptionMatcher {
-    pub fn new(
-        x_option: String,
-        y_option: String,
-        path_to_file: &str,
-    ) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn Error>> {
+    pub fn new(x_option: &str, y_option: &str, path_to_file: &str) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn Error>> {
         let metadata = fs::metadata(path_to_file)?;
-        let x_option = NewerOptionType::from_str(x_option.as_str());
-        let y_option = NewerOptionType::from_str(y_option.as_str());
+        let x_option = NewerOptionType::from_str(x_option);
+        let y_option = NewerOptionType::from_str(y_option);
         Ok(Self {
             x_option,
             y_option,
@@ -740,11 +736,8 @@ mod tests {
                 // this file should already exist
                 let old_file = get_dir_entry_for("test_data", "simple");
                 let deps = FakeDependencies::new();
-                let matcher = NewerOptionMatcher::new(
-                    x_option.to_string(),
-                    y_option.to_string(),
-                    &old_file.path().to_string_lossy(),
-                );
+                let matcher =
+                    NewerOptionMatcher::new(x_option, y_option, &old_file.path().to_string_lossy());
 
                 assert!(
                     matcher
diff --git a/src/xargs/mod.rs b/src/xargs/mod.rs
index fe16dad..7993a5b 100644
--- a/src/xargs/mod.rs
+++ b/src/xargs/mod.rs
@@ -706,11 +706,11 @@ impl InputProcessOptions {
 }
 
 fn process_input(
-    builder_options: CommandBuilderOptions,
+    builder_options: &CommandBuilderOptions,
     mut args: Box<dyn ArgumentReader>,
     options: &InputProcessOptions,
 ) -> Result<CommandResult, XargsError> {
-    let mut current_builder = CommandBuilder::new(&builder_options);
+    let mut current_builder = CommandBuilder::new(builder_options);
     let mut have_pending_command = false;
     let mut result = CommandResult::Success;
 
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ fn process_input(
                 result.combine(current_builder.execute()?);
             }
 
-            current_builder = CommandBuilder::new(&builder_options);
+            current_builder = CommandBuilder::new(builder_options);
             if let Err(ExhaustedCommandSpace { .. }) = current_builder.add_arg(arg) {
                 return Err(XargsError::ArgumentTooLarge);
             }
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ fn do_xargs(args: &[&str]) -> Result<CommandResult, XargsError> {
     };
 
     let result = process_input(
-        builder_options,
+        &builder_options,
         args,
         &InputProcessOptions::new(
             options.exit_if_pass_char_limit,