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time_and_tide_tarry_for_no_man

time and tide tarry for no man

English

Proverb

time and tide tarry for no man

  1. Alternative form of time and tide wait for no man
    • 1816, Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary - Volume I, ch. 1:
      "But, however, time and tide tarry for no man, and so, my young friend, we'll have a snack here at the Hawes."