English Explanatory Dictionary

time and tide wait for no man

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Opportunities will not wait; action should be undertaken without delay.

Word forms

time and tide wait for no man

Etymology

A figura etymologica – time and tide respectively derive from Proto-Germanic *tīmô and *tīdiz, which are ultimately related.

Synonyms

time is of the essence procrastination is the thief of time there's no time like the present time and tide time and tide stay for no man time and tide tarry for no man tide nor time tarrieth no man

Related words

he who hesitates is lost look before you leap strike while the iron is hot
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