diff --git a/datafusion/expr-common/src/interval_arithmetic.rs b/datafusion/expr-common/src/interval_arithmetic.rs
index 9ea9d9275f84..d02927cc7cc4 100644
--- a/datafusion/expr-common/src/interval_arithmetic.rs
+++ b/datafusion/expr-common/src/interval_arithmetic.rs
@@ -847,12 +847,12 @@ impl Interval {
         ) {
             (true, true, false) => mul_helper_multi_zero_inclusive(&dt, self, rhs),
             (true, false, false) => {
-                mul_helper_single_zero_inclusive(&dt, self, rhs, zero)
+                mul_helper_single_zero_inclusive(&dt, self, rhs, &zero)
             }
             (false, true, false) => {
-                mul_helper_single_zero_inclusive(&dt, rhs, self, zero)
+                mul_helper_single_zero_inclusive(&dt, rhs, self, &zero)
             }
-            _ => mul_helper_zero_exclusive(&dt, self, rhs, zero),
+            _ => mul_helper_zero_exclusive(&dt, self, rhs, &zero),
         };
         Ok(result)
     }
@@ -1454,10 +1454,10 @@ fn mul_helper_single_zero_inclusive(
     dt: &DataType,
     lhs: &Interval,
     rhs: &Interval,
-    zero: ScalarValue,
+    zero: &ScalarValue,
 ) -> Interval {
     // With the following interval bounds, there is no possibility to create an invalid interval.
-    if rhs.upper <= zero && !rhs.upper.is_null() {
+    if rhs.upper <= *zero && !rhs.upper.is_null() {
         // <-------=====0=====------->
         // <--======----0------------>
         let lower = mul_bounds::<false>(dt, &lhs.upper, &rhs.lower);
@@ -1506,11 +1506,11 @@ fn mul_helper_zero_exclusive(
     dt: &DataType,
     lhs: &Interval,
     rhs: &Interval,
-    zero: ScalarValue,
+    zero: &ScalarValue,
 ) -> Interval {
     let (lower, upper) = match (
-        lhs.upper <= zero && !lhs.upper.is_null(),
-        rhs.upper <= zero && !rhs.upper.is_null(),
+        lhs.upper <= *zero && !lhs.upper.is_null(),
+        rhs.upper <= *zero && !rhs.upper.is_null(),
     ) {
         // With the following interval bounds, there is no possibility to create an invalid interval.
         (true, true) => (
diff --git a/datafusion/expr-common/src/lib.rs b/datafusion/expr-common/src/lib.rs
index a4f6414a8c51..5323c3cb1835 100644
--- a/datafusion/expr-common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/datafusion/expr-common/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 // Make sure fast / cheap clones on Arc are explicit:
 // https://github.com/apache/datafusion/issues/11143
 #![deny(clippy::clone_on_ref_ptr)]
+// https://github.com/apache/datafusion/issues/18503
+#![deny(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)]
+#![cfg_attr(test, allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value))]
 
 pub mod accumulator;
 pub mod casts;
diff --git a/datafusion/expr-common/src/type_coercion/binary.rs b/datafusion/expr-common/src/type_coercion/binary.rs
index 44f1a42c5435..4aacc7533c64 100644
--- a/datafusion/expr-common/src/type_coercion/binary.rs
+++ b/datafusion/expr-common/src/type_coercion/binary.rs
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ fn string_temporal_coercion(
                 match temporal {
                     Date32 | Date64 => Some(temporal.clone()),
                     Time32(_) | Time64(_) => {
-                        if is_time_with_valid_unit(temporal.to_owned()) {
+                        if is_time_with_valid_unit(temporal) {
                             Some(temporal.to_owned())
                         } else {
                             None
@@ -1703,13 +1703,13 @@ pub fn regex_coercion(lhs_type: &DataType, rhs_type: &DataType) -> Option<DataTy
 /// Checks if the TimeUnit associated with a Time32 or Time64 type is consistent,
 /// as Time32 can only be used to Second and Millisecond accuracy, while Time64
 /// is exclusively used to Microsecond and Nanosecond accuracy
-fn is_time_with_valid_unit(datatype: DataType) -> bool {
+fn is_time_with_valid_unit(datatype: &DataType) -> bool {
     matches!(
         datatype,
-        DataType::Time32(TimeUnit::Second)
-            | DataType::Time32(TimeUnit::Millisecond)
-            | DataType::Time64(TimeUnit::Microsecond)
-            | DataType::Time64(TimeUnit::Nanosecond)
+        &DataType::Time32(TimeUnit::Second)
+            | &DataType::Time32(TimeUnit::Millisecond)
+            | &DataType::Time64(TimeUnit::Microsecond)
+            | &DataType::Time64(TimeUnit::Nanosecond)
     )
 }