no time like the present, there's
there's no time like the present
If something is a good idea, is worth doing, or needs to be done, it should be done now or as soon as possible. A: "When do you want me to start cleaning the house?" B: "Well, there's no time like the present." There's no time like the present, so let's go ahead and get the application started.
See also: like, no, present, time
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
no time like the present, there's
Do or say it now, as in Go ahead and call him-there's no time like the present. This adage was first recorded in 1562. One compiler of proverbs, John Trusler, amplified it: "No time like the present, a thousand unforeseen circumstances may interrupt you at a future time" ( Proverbs Exemplified, 1790).
See also: like, no, time
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- no time like the present
- there's no time like the present
- follow on
- that's better
- get (something) over and done with
- good as done
- good as done, as
- as good as done
- well done
- good and quickly seldom meet