strike while the iron is hot

Verb



 * 1)  To strike a hot piece of metal, especially iron, with a mallet or other tool before it cools, while it is still hot enough to be shaped.
 * 2)  To act on an opportunity promptly while favorable conditions exist; to avoid waiting.

Usage notes

 * When expressed in the imperative mood, this term is a well-known saying or proverb:

Translations

 * Azerbaijani: dəmiri qızğınkən döyərlər, dəmir isti-isti döyülər
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 趁熱打鐵, 打鐵趁熱
 * Hokkien: 魚趁生，人趁茈
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: kout železo, dokud je žhavé,
 * Danish: smede mens jernet er varmt
 * Dutch: het ijzer smeden als het heet is
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: დაჰკარ, სანამ რკინა ცხელია
 * German:
 * Greek: στη βράση κολλάει το σίδερο
 * Hebrew: להכות בברזל בעודו חם
 * Hindi: लोहा गरम हैं. मार दो हथौड़ा.
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: buail an t-iarann te
 * Italian: battere il ferro finché è caldo
 * Japanese:, 膳は急げ, 鉄は熱いうちに打て
 * Korean:
 * Lingala: otútá ebendé ntángo ezalí na mɔ̌tɔ
 * Lithuanian: kalti geležį, kol ji karšta
 * Macedonian: железото се кове додека е жешко
 * Maltese: il-ftira sħuna tajba
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish: kuj żelazo póki gorące,
 * Portuguese: malhar enquanto o ferro está quente
 * Romanian: bate fierul cât e cald
 * Russian: куй желе́зо, пока́ горячо́
 * Serbo-Croatian: željezo se kuje dok je vruće
 * Spanish: al hierro caliente batir de repente, batir el hierro cuando está al rojo
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: ตีเหล็กเมื่อแดง กินแกงเมื่อร้อน
 * Turkish: demir tavında dövülür
 * Walloon: bate li fier tant k' il est tchôd,