"time and tide wait for no man" meaning in English

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Phrase

Forms: time and tide wait for no man
Etymology: : time and tide wait for no man < → δείτε τις λέξεις time, and, tide, wait, for, no και man
  1. οι καιροί ου μενετοί, πρέπει να δράσουμε άμεσα χωρίς αναβολές
    Sense id: el-time_and_tide_wait_for_no_man-en-phrase-2BiHDZvY Categories (other): Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: time is of the essence, procrastination is the thief of time, there's no time like the present Related terms: time and tide, time and tide stay for no man
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