time and tide
Proverb's waiting nothing
Time and tide is a phrase from the proverb "time and tide wait for no man," meaning that natural forces and the passage of moments proceed regardless of human wishes.
The expression emphasizes that opportunities must be seized and deadlines respected—delay has consequences.
Time and tide, my friend—we need to decide now.
- ebbGradual retreat seaward
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- tidal waveEnormous oceanic surge
current · rhythm · rolling in · passage · clock · hours · drift · shore · moment · seaside · fleeting · eternal · moon · pull · sand · hourglass · wait · change
- time sayingscarpe diem, seize the day, better late than never, tempus fugit, haste makes waste
time and tidehuman will
Capacity for deliberate choice
free will · personal agency · human agency · voluntary action
time and tideforbearance
Patient self-control, delayed enforcement
accommodation · flexibility · clemency · indulgence · leniency
time, tide, times, timed, timing, timer, timers, timely, untimely