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proverb [proverb]

Wakati ni ukuta

Maana (Definition)

Time moves inexorably forward and cannot be stopped or turned back

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

Time is a wall / Time waits for no man

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

time ni ukuta

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Wisdom
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Fanya kazi sasa, wakati ni ukuta"

Translation: Work now, for time waits for no man

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
Tenga muda
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