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time and tide tarry for no man

time and tide tarry for no man is the alternative form of time and tide wait for no man.

Meaning of time and tide wait for no man

Proverb

time and tide wait for no man

  1. Opportunities will not wait; action should be undertaken without delay.
    • "And now", said Daniel, looking at his watch, "as time and tide wait for no man, my trusty partner, and as I am ready for starting, bag and baggage, at the gate below, let me say a last word".1857, Charles Dickens, chapter 22, in Little Dorrit

Questions about time and tide tarry for no man

What is time and tide tarry for no man the alternative form of?
Time and tide tarry for no man is the alternative form of time and tide wait for no man.

Words near time and tide tarry for no man in the dictionary

  1. time and motion experts
  2. time and motion studies
  3. time and motion study
  4. time and tide
  5. time and tide stay for no man
  6. time and tide tarry for no man
  7. time and tide wait for no man
  8. time and time again
  9. time attack
  10. time attacks
  11. time average

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