Proverb- “The early bird catches the worm” I Meaning I Example I Sentence Example

Proverb- “The early bird catches the worm”

Meaning:

It means the person who catches the earliest opportunity will get what he wants. It teaches us that we should always be proactive and early in catching with all the options & opportunity that knocks at our door. Otherwise, it wouldn’t take a second for someone else to grab that same opportunity. And sometimes it might happen that we miss out on a life-changing opportunity and regret later.

As in India, there is a saying in Hindi “Kal kare so aaj kar, Aaj kre so ab” which means whatever you plan to do tomorrow or rather whatever you are trying to postpone till tomorrow, try doing it today, and whatever you plan to do today get started at it the very moment. This has a very positive outcome.

Example:

Assume you are preparing to go out for a party with your friends or any other activity and suddenly there is a notification on your phone which shows you the details of a vacancy in a big company for some similar post you had been looking from quite a long time. But at that moment you decide to go out with your friends thinking that you would apply for the post the next day. And as the faith would have it, the next day when you visit the website you see that the vacancy is closed. That is where the proverb comes into the picture “The early bird catches the worm”. If you had caught hold of the opportunity at that moment itself when you got it then you wouldn’t have regretted it later.

Sentence Example:

1. I lost my chance to apply in this college as I kept delaying the application date. It’s truly said, “The early bird catches the worm”.
2. I have referred your name to the sales vacancy in my organization. But remember only “The early bird catches the worm” so don’t forget to be on time for the interview.
3. Didn’t anyone tell you that “The early bird catches the worm”? You should have been on time for the interview.
4. As I didn’t get up early I reached late at the audition due to which they rejected my name. I should have known that only “The early bird catches the worm”.
5. My grandfather once told me “The early bird catches the worm”. I did not realize its importance until I lost my most important opportunity to work for a big Investment firm. Because of my habit of always running late, I forgot my presentation at home and also reached late for the interview.

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