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(idiom) time and tide wait for no man

时不我待
shí bù wǒ dài
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Synonyms
Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)时不再来shí bù zài láilit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time · making every second count争分夺秒zhēng fēn duó miǎourgent · emergency紧急jǐn jíTime and tide wait for no man (idiom)岁不我与suì bù wǒ yǔthe matter should not be delayed · there's no time to lose事不宜迟shì bù yí chíOpportunity knocks but once. (idiom)机不可失，时不再来jī bù kě shī , shí bù zài lái
Antonyms
to have nothing to do · to idle one's time away (idiom)无所事事wú suǒ shì shìsatisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through · without high ambitions, but getting by得过且过dé guò qiě guò