时不我待

Traditional: 時不我待

shí bù wǒ dài

Dictionary entry

(idiom) time and tide wait for no man

What does 时不我待 mean?

时不我待 (shí bù wǒ dài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) time and tide wait for no man

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时shíold variant of 時|时[shi2]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-我wǒI; me; my 待dāito stay; to remain

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时不我待

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