STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT Definition & Meaning

Strike while the iron is hot

Take advantage of favorable circumstances while they last. The image is from a blacksmith's shop; the smith can shape iron only by striking it with his hammer when it is red hot.

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Idioms and Phrases

Take advantage of favorable conditions, as in They just made a huge profit, so let's strike while the iron is hot and ask for some money . This adage alludes to the blacksmith's forge. [Late 1300s] Also see make hay while the sun shines .

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“There’s a consensus among the teams and the FIA and ourselves that now might be a good time to try and strike while the iron is hot and renew and extend the Concorde Agreement,” the CEO, Greg Maffei, said on the call.

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“Why can’t we strike while the iron is hot,” she says her family members told her.

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Once success comes, there can then be added pressure to keep the momentum going, book more jobs, be seen in the right places, and strike while the iron is hot.

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So any and every opportunity you can to continue to strike while the iron is hot you should take.

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We gotta strike while the iron is hot because I think Sam Bankman-Fried is also interested and he has a lot more money.

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