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he who hesitates is lost

he who hesitates is lost proverb: a person who spends too much time contemplating what to do may miss a valuable but fleeting opportunity.

Proverb

he who hesitates is lost

  1. A person who spends too much time contemplating what to do may miss a valuable but fleeting opportunity.
    Synonyms:
    carpe diem

Synonyms of he who hesitates is lost

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Questions about he who hesitates is lost

What does he who hesitates is lost mean?
He who hesitates is lost means a person who spends too much time contemplating what to do may miss a valuable but fleeting opportunity.
What part of speech is he who hesitates is lost?
He who hesitates is lost is a proverb.

Words near he who hesitates is lost in the dictionary

  1. he shoots, he scores
  2. he that mischief hatches, mischief catches
  3. he who denied it supplied it
  4. he who digs a pit for others falls in himself
  5. he who fails to prepare, prepares to fail
  6. he who hesitates is lost
  7. he who laughs last laughs best
  8. he who laughs last laughs hardest
  9. he who pays the piper calls the tune
  10. he who said the rhyme did the crime
  11. he who smelt it dealt it

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