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/dɪˈleɪz ɑːr ˈdeɪndʒərəs/
Example:
We should sign the contract immediately; delays are dangerous.
a day of sorrow is longer than a month of joy
/ə deɪ ʌv ˈsɑːroʊ ɪz ˈlɔːŋɡər ðæn ə mʌnθ ʌv dʒɔɪ/
Example:
After his breakup, he realized that a day of sorrow is longer than a month of joy.
all days are short to industry and long to idleness
/ɔːl deɪz ɑːr ʃɔːrt tuː ˈɪndəstri ænd lɔːŋ tuː ˈaɪdəlnəs/
Example:
I finished the whole project before I knew it; truly, all days are short to industry and long to idleness.
/noʊ ˈsuːnər sed ðæn dʌn/
Example:
I asked him to open the window, and no sooner said than done.
punctuality is the soul of business
/ˌpʌŋktʃuˈæləti ɪz ðə soʊl ʌv ˈbɪznəs/
Example:
He always arrives early because he believes that punctuality is the soul of business.
there is no time like the present
/ðɛr ɪz noʊ taɪm laɪk ðə ˈprɛz.ənt/
Example:
I was going to wait until tomorrow to start my diet, but there is no time like the present.
/taɪm ænd taɪd weɪt fɔːr noʊ mæn/
Example:
You should start your project now; remember that time and tide wait for no man.
time fleeth away without delay
/taɪm fliːθ əˈweɪ wɪˈðaʊt dɪˈleɪ/
Example:
Remember that time fleeth away without delay, so make the most of every moment.
/taɪm ɪz ˈmʌn.i/
Example:
I can't wait any longer; time is money.
the early man never borrows from the late man
/ði ˈɜrli mæn ˈnɛvər ˈbɑroʊz frʌm ðə leɪt mæn/
Example:
I finished my report a week before the deadline because the early man never borrows from the late man.
there is a time to speak and a time to be silent
/ðɛr ɪz ə taɪm tu spik ænd ə taɪm tu bi ˈsaɪlənt/
Example:
I wanted to argue, but I remembered that there is a time to speak and a time to be silent.
the early bird catches the worm
/ðə ˈɜrli bɜrd ˈkætʃɪz ðə wɜrm/
Example:
I woke up at 5 AM to finish my report, because the early bird catches the worm.