1.Time tries all (the things)時間檢驗一切。

2.Time tries truth時間檢驗真理。

3.Time will show [tell]日久自明。

4.Lose an hour in the morning, and you’ll be all day hunting for itLose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it早晨損失一小時，一天時間來彌補。一日之計在于晨。

5.You cannot have two forenoons in the same day人不能在一日之內有兩個早晨。

6.Pleasant hours fly past快樂時光去如飛。

7.Happiness takes no account of time歡娛不惜時光逝。

8.The day is short but the work is much工作多，時光迫。

9.Fortune favors those who use their judgement機遇偏愛善斷之人。

10.Time flies光陰似箭。時光易逝。

11.Time is money時間就是金錢。一寸光陰一寸金。

12.Time and tide wait for no man歲月無情。時不待人。

13.Time marches on時光永不回頭。

14.The morning sun never lasts a day好景不常在。

15.Christmas comes but once a year圣誕一年只一度。

16.To him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three事事及時做，一日勝三日。

17.A stitch in time saves nine一針及時省九針。一針不補，十針難縫。

18.Who repairs not his gutter repairs his whole house檐溝失修，全屋大修。小洞不補，大洞難堵。

19.Have you somewhat to do tomorrow, do it now明日事今日做。

20.Seize the present, trusting the tomorrow as little as may be抓住今天，少信明天。

21.There are no birds of this year in last year’s nests去年的巢里找不到今年的鳥。時過境遷。

22.Those that make the best use of their time have none to spare充分利用時間的人，沒有空閑。珍惜光陰者無暇時。

23.No one can call back yesterdayYesterday will not be called again昨日不復來。逝去的光陰不復還。

24.No man can call again yesterday無人能喚回昨天。光陰一去不復返。

25.If time be of all things the most precious, wasting of time must be the greatest prodigality如果時間是最寶貴的，那么浪費時間便是最大的浪費。一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰。

26.Things past cannot be recalled過去的事情無可挽回。

27.Money lost, little lost; time lost, everything lost失去金錢，損失很小;失去時間，失去一切。

28.The sea has fish for every man海中有魚，人人可取。人人都有獲利的機會。

29.There is a tide in the affairs of men凡事皆有機運。人生都有機運。

30.Opportunity seldom knocks twice機遇很少敲兩次門。機不可失，時不再來。

31.Strike the iron while it is hot趁熱打鐵。

32.As the wind blows, you must set your sail趁風啟帆。

33.Hoist your sail when the wind is fair風順便扯帆。

34.Make hay while the sun shines曬草要趁太陽好。

35.Every tide hath its ebb潮漲必有潮落時。

36.To save time is to lengthen life節約時間就是延長生命。

37.Punctuality is the soul of business守時為事業的靈魂。

38.Opportunities do not wait機遇不等人。

39.When an opportunity is neglected, it never comes back to you機不可失，時不再來。

40.Everything has its time and that time must be watched萬物皆有時，時來不可失。機不可失，時不再來。

41.He who will not when he may, when he will he shall have nay有機會時他不干，他想干時機會完。機不可失，時不再來。過了這個村，遇不到這個店。

42.The mill cannot grind with the water that is past逝去的水不能使磨輪轉動。機不可失，時不再來。

43.Take time when time cometh, lest time steal away時來要惜時，時去無聲息。

44.A mill cannot grind with the water that is past逝去的流水驅動不了磨盤。水去無還，磨盤不轉。

45.He loses all who loses the moment錯過機會便錯過一切。抓不住機會就會失去一切。

46.It is too late to grieve when the chance is past失去良機，悔之晚矣。

47.Everything has its time There is a time for all thingsThere is a time for everything萬物皆有時。物當其時，各有佳期。

48.When the calf is stolen, the farmer mends the stall牛被盜后修牛圈。亡羊補牢。

49.Don’t let the grass grow under your feetLet no grass grow under your feet莫讓腳下青草叢生。莫虛度光陰。莫讓年華似水流。

50.Don’t trifle away your time莫虛度光陰。莫讓年華似水流。

51.Who waits for time, loses time坐待時機，就會失去時機。

52.He that is disposed for mischief will never want occasion存心要搗亂，不怕沒機會。

53.Drunken days have all their tomorrows今宵酒醉，明朝受罪。今朝大魚大肉，明日必吃苦頭。

54.Seize time by the forelock抓住時機。機不可失，時不再來。

55.Punctuality is the politeness of kings守時乃國王之禮。守事非常重要。

56.Procrastination is the thief of time拖延就是浪費時間。

57.Delays are dangerous拖拖拉拉是危險的。拖延誤事。

58.You may delay, but time will not人拖時不拖。歲月不待人。

59.He who hesitates is lost猶豫不決者坐失良機。遲疑失良機。當斷不斷，必受其患。

60.It is too late to lock the stable door when the horse is stolenIt is too late to shut the stable door after the horse has been stolenIt is too late to shut the stable door when the steed is stolen When the horse is stolen, (you) lock the stable door失馬鎖廄，為時已晚。賊去關門，為時已遲。