time waits for no one; seize the day
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
time does not wait for us; time and tide wait for no man
literaryA classical four-character idiom using object preposing (我 is the object of 待). Used to urge haste in formal, literary, or motivational contexts.
Rèn任
wù务
jǐn紧
pò迫
，
shí时
bù不
wǒ我
dài待
。
The task is urgent—time waits for no one.
Shí时
bù不
wǒ我
dài待
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
lì立
jí即
cǎi采
qǔ取
xíng行
dòng动
。
Time and tide wait for no man; we must take immediate action.
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Qīng青
chūn春
duǎn短
zàn暂
，
shí时
bù不
wǒ我
dài待
，
yào要
zhēn珍
xī惜
měi每
yī一
tiān天
。
Youth is fleeting; time waits for no one, so cherish every day.
Jī机
yù遇
nán难
dé得
，
shí时
bù不
wǒ我
dài待
，
qiān千
wàn万
bù不
yào要
cuò错
guò过
。
Opportunities are rare and time waits for no one; you must not miss this.