time will not wait for me

time will not wait for me

Time does not wait for us, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh í B ù w ǒ D à I, meaning that time will not wait for us, means to cherish and make full use of time. It comes from the Analects of Confucius Yang Huo.

Analysis of Idioms

Time never comes again, race against the clock

The origin of Idioms

The Analects of Confucius Yanghuo: "the sun and the moon are gone, and the year is not my match."

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; as object and clause; with commendatory meaning. Example: in Qing Dynasty, Qiu Jin's a gift to Mr. Jiang Lushan to express his ambition and become a great success in the future: "once an opportunity is lost, it's hard to deal with it again; when it's time, I can't wait for it! The task is very urgent.