there's a first time for everything

proverb

Something could happen even if it has not happened before.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proverb
  1. Something could happen even if it has not happened before.
  2. It is wise to try different sorts of things or experiences that one is unaccustomed to or wary of.

Translations

French il y a un commencement à tout
  • il y a un commencement à toutTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

there's a first time for everything. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there's%20a%20first%20time%20for%20everything

MLA

“there's a first time for everything.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there's%20a%20first%20time%20for%20everything. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “there's a first time for everything,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there's%20a%20first%20time%20for%20everything.

Source: there's a first time for everything on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.