time and tide wait for no man

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A figura etymologica – time and tide respectively derive from Proto-Germanic *tīmô and *tīdiz, which are ultimately related.

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: времето не чака (vremeto ne čaka) — proverb
• Bulgarian: петима Петко не чакат (petima Petko ne čakat) — proverb
• Burmese: အချိန်နှင့် ဒီရေသည် လူကိုမစောင့် (a.hkyinhnang. diresany lukuima.caung.) — proverb
• Chinese Mandarin: 時不我待 /时不我待 (shíbùwǒdài) — proverb
• Chinese Mandarin: 歲月不等人 /岁月不等人 (suìyuè bù děng rén) — proverb
• Finnish: aikaa ei ole tuhlattavaksi — proverb
• German: das Rad der Zeit hält niemand auf — proverb
• Greek: οι καιροί ου μενετοί (oi kairoí ou menetoí) — proverb
• Japanese: 歳月人を待たず (saigetsu hito o matazu) — proverb
• Korean: 세월은 사람을 기다려 주지 않는다 (sewor-eun saram-eul gidaryeo juji anneunda) — proverb
• Polish: liczy się czas — proverb
• Portuguese: o tempo e a maré não esperam por ninguém — proverb
• Russian: вре́мя не ждёт (vrémja ne ždjot) — proverb
• Tamil: ஐயர் வரும் வரை அம்மாவாசை காத்திருக்காது (aiyar varum varai ammāvācai kāttirukkātu) — proverb
• Vietnamese: thời giờ thấm thoát thoi đưa — proverb