Dicho español · Spanish proverb

«El tiempo no se detiene por nadie.»

Word for word

Time does not stop for anyone.

What it really means

The closest English equivalent: Time waits for no one.

Used to urge someone to act or seize an opportunity, warning that delaying means missing the chance.

Hear it in a sentence

Decídete ya, porque el tiempo no se detiene por nadie.

Make up your mind now, because time waits for no one.

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