shí​bù​wǒ​dài

time waits for no one

  • created sense approved 时不我待/時不我待 · shí​bù​wǒ​dài · time waits for no one — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    时不我待 / 時不我待

    shí​bù​wǒ​dài

    time waits for no one

    time and tide wait for no man; used as an idiom to urge others to seize the moment and make the most of their time

    时 (literal) → 时/時 · shí · time 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 我 (literal) → 我 · wǒ · I 待 (literal) → 待 · dài · to wait

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