时不我待 Time waits for no man
Explanation
时间不会等待我们，要抓紧时间，努力奋斗。
Time does not wait for us, we must seize the time and work hard.
Origin Story
从前，在一个偏远的小村庄里，住着一位名叫李明的年轻农民。他勤劳朴实，每天日出而作，日落而息，耕种着自己的一小块田地。李明虽然生活贫困，但他始终怀揣着梦想，希望有朝一日能够过上富裕的生活。有一天，一位行脚僧人路过村庄，看到李明辛苦劳作的样子，便上前询问他的梦想。李明说：“我最大的梦想就是能够买一头牛，这样我就能轻松地耕种，收获更多的粮食，让家人过上好日子。”行脚僧人笑着说：“你的梦想很好，但要记住，时间不等人，你必须抓紧时间，努力奋斗才能实现梦想。”李明听了僧人的话，深感认同。他开始更加勤奋地劳作，他早出晚归，比以前更加努力地耕种，同时他还学习一些新的种植技术，努力提高自己的劳动效率。几年之后，李明终于攒够了钱，买了一头健壮的黄牛。他用黄牛耕种，收获了比以前多得多的粮食，生活也越来越富裕。李明终于实现了梦想，他也深刻地体会到，时间不等人，只有抓紧时间，努力奋斗，才能实现自己的目标。
Once upon a time, in a remote village, there lived a young farmer named Li Ming. He was diligent and humble, working every day from sunrise to sunset to cultivate his small piece of land. Although Li Ming was poor, he always cherished a dream, hoping to one day live a prosperous life. One day, a wandering monk passed through the village and saw Li Ming working hard. He stepped forward and asked about his dream. Li Ming said,
Usage
这个成语表示时间不会等待我们，要抓紧时间，努力奋斗，才能实现目标。
This idiom means time waits for no man. We must seize the time and work hard in order to achieve our goals.
Examples
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时间不等人，我们要珍惜每一分钟。
shí jiān bù děng rén, wǒ men yào zhēn xī měi yī fēn zhōng.
Time waits for no man. We should cherish every minute.
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这可是千载难逢的机会，时不我待！
zhè kě shì qiān zǎi nán féng de jī huì, shí bù wǒ dài!
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, time is of the essence!
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学习要抓紧时间，时不我待。
xué xí yào zhuā jǐn shí jiān, shí bù wǒ dài.
We need to seize the time to study, time waits for no man.
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面对挑战，我们要迎难而上，时不我待。
miàn duì tiǎo zhàn, wǒ men yào yíng nán ér shàng, shí bù wǒ dài.
In the face of challenges, we must rise to the occasion, time waits for no man.