Etymology

time and tide wait for no man

Today it means: Opportunities will not wait; action should be undertaken without delay. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *tīmô
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*tīmô
  2. English todaytime and tide wait for no man

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

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*tīmô all →

time

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