he who hesitates is lost

Proverb

A person who spends too much time contemplating what to do may miss a valuable but fleeting opportunity.

Japanese Meaning

行動をためらってしまうと、貴重なチャンスを逃す可能性がある。 / 躊躇すると、すぐに過ぎ行く大切な機会を失ってしまう。

When the startup offered to buy his prototype at a fair price, he who hesitates is lost, and by the time he decided the opportunity had already gone.

スタートアップが彼の試作品を適正な価格で買いたいと申し出たとき、ためらう人はチャンスを逃すもので、彼が決断したときにはその機会はすでに失われていた。

Sense（1）

A person who spends too much time contemplating what to do may miss a valuable but fleeting opportunity.