Now or never

Definition

An expression indicating that this is the only opportunity to act, and if not taken immediately, the chance will be lost forever. It emphasizes the urgency and finality of a decision moment.

Etymology

Dating back to the 1550s, this phrase has roots in the concept of kairos - the ancient Greek idea of the opportune moment. It gained popularity during times of social upheaval when quick decisions were literally matters of survival.

Kelly Says

This phrase taps into our primal fear of missed opportunities, which psychologists call 'loss aversion.' It's fascinating how this simple four-word phrase can trigger immediate action by framing inaction as permanent loss, making it a powerful motivational tool.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አሁን ወይም ለውጥ
a-hun wem lem lut
ARالعربية
الآن أو أبداً
al-aan aw ab-dan
BNবাংলা
এখন বা কখনও
ekhon ba khon-no
CACatalà
ara o mai
a-ra o mai
CSČeština
teď nebo nikdy
ted nebo nik-ved
DADansk
nu eller aldrig
noo eller al-gar
DEDeutsch
jetzt oder nie
yest or nee
ELΕλληνικά
τώρα ή ποτέ
tora i po-te
ESEspañol
ahora o nunca
a-hora o n-un-ka
FAفارسی
الان یا هرگز
al-an ya har-ghaz
FISuomi
nyt tai koskaan
nyt tai kos-kaan
FRFrançais
maintenant ou jamais
ma-n-te-na-men ou ja-ma-is
GUGU
ત્યારે અથવા ક્યારેય
tyare athva kya-rey
HAHA
yanzu ko da kowa
yan-zu ko da ko-wa
HEעברית
עכשיו או לעולם לא
e-k-shav o le-olam lo
HIहिन्दी
अभी या कभी नहीं
abhi ya kabhi nahin
HUMagyar
most vagy soha
most oy so-ha
IDBahasa Indonesia
sekarang atau tidak pernah
se-karang atau ti-dak per-neh
IGIG
ugbu a ka
ug-bu a ka
ITItaliano
ora o mai più
o-ra o mai p-u
JA日本語
今すぐまたは決して
ima sugu mata wa kesshite
KKKK
қазір немесе өр
ka-zir ne-me-se or
KMKM
ឥឡូវ ឬ ក្នុង ពេល នេះ
i-lu-ow ru k-nung pel ne-h
KO한국어
지금 또는 영원히
ji-geum or-yo-won-hi
MRMR
आता किंवा कधीही
a-ta kin-wa ka-dhi-hee
MSBahasa Melayu
sekarang atau tidak pernah
se-karang atau ti-dak per-neh
MYမြန်မာ
အခု သို့ သို့မဟုတ် ကမ្ဘာ
a-kho tho tho ma-ho-k ka-mba
NLNederlands
nu of nooit
noo or noit
NONorsk
nå eller aldri
no eller al-dri
PAPA
ਇੱਥੇ ਜਾਂ ਕ્યારੇ
ith-the jaan kya-re
PLPolski
teraz lub nigdy
te-raz lub nik-gad
PTPortuguês
agora ou nunca
a-go-ra ou n-un-ka
RORomână
acum sau niciodată
a-kum sau nik-o-da-t
RUРусский
сейчас или никогда
sey-chas ili nikogda
SVSvenska
nu eller aldrig
noo eller al-gar
SWKiswahili
sasa au kamwe kamwe
sa-sa au ka-mwe ka-mwe
TAதமிழ்
இப்போது அல்லது என்றென்ற
ip-po-du al-la-thu er-ren-der
TEతెలుగు
ఇప్పుడు లేదా ఎప్పుడూ
ip-pu-du le-da a ep-pu-doo
THไทย
ตอนนี้หรือไม่เคย
ton-nee ro mai koey
TLTL
ngayon o kailanman
ngay-on o kay-lan-man
TRTürkçe
şimdi veya hiç
shim-di ve-ya hic
UKУкраїнська
зараз або ніколи
za-raz abo nik-oly
URاردو
ابھی یا کبھی نہیں
abhi ya kabhi nahin
VITiếng Việt
ngay bây giờ hoặc không bao giờ
ngay bay gio hoac khong bao gio
YOYO
ṣẹ́ẹ̀ ni ọ̀wọ̀
she-eh ni oh-wo
ZH中文
现在或永远
xiànzài huò yǒngyuǎn
ZUZU
manje noma kunye
man-je no-ma ku-nye

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