事不宜迟

Traditional form:

事不宜遲

Pinyin (reading):

shìbùyíchí

Definitions:

• the matter should not be delayed
• there's no time to lose

Characters:

• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 宜 - fitting, proper, right; what one should do
• 迟 - tardy, slow, late; to delay

Traditional characters:

• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 宜 - fitting, proper, right; what one should do
• 遲 - tardy, slow, late; to delay