时不我待 shíbùwǒdài time waits for no one Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 时 時 shí noun time time; a period of time; an era or age不 bù adverb not Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings我 wǒ pronoun I I; me; myself待 dài verb to wait to wait for; to await