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1 a watched pot never boils
хто над чайником стоїть, у того він не кипить коли чекаєш, час тягнеться дуже повільноEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a watched pot never boils
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2 _час; своєчасність
after death the doctor all in good time better late than never better three hours too soon than a minute too late catch time by the forelock; he is bald behind don't count your chickens before they are hatched don't cross the bridges before you come to them early sow, early mow the early bird catches the worm every flow has its ebb everything is good in its season first catch your hare, then cook him first come, first served the first hundred years are the hardest he gives twice who gives quickly the golden age never was the present age an hour in the morning is worth two in the evening an inch of time is an inch of gold in the end things will mend it is a long lane that has no turning it is never too late to mend it is too late to shut the stable door when the horse is stolen lost time is never found the morning sun never lasts a day never put off till tomorrow what you can do today noiseless falls the foot of time nothing is more precious than time, yet nothing is less valued one cannot put back the clock other times, other manners place for everything and everything in its place praise a fair day at night procrastination is the thief of time punctuality is the politeness of princes punctuality is the soul of business a stitch in time saves nine strike while the iron is hot sudden power is apt to be insolent, sudden liberty saucy; that behaves best which has grown gradually there is a time and place for everything there is no crying over spilt milk times change and we with time time is a great healer time is money time will tell a watched pot never boils we mustn't waste time, for that's the stuff life's made of while the grass grows the horse starvesEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _час; своєчасність
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