the early bird gets the worm

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the early bird gets the worm

  • /ði ˈɜ(ɹ)li ˈbɜ(ɹ)d ɡɛts ðə wɜ(ɹ)m/

proverb the early bird catches the worm

  1. Whoever arrives first has the best chance of success; some opportunities are available only to the first competitors.

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proverb whoever arrives first has the best chance of success

Española quien madruga, Dios le ayuda
한국어일찍 일어나는 새가 벌레를 잡는다 iljjik ireonaneun saega beollereul jamneunda
日本語早起きの鳥は虫を捕らえる hayaoki no tori wa mushi o toraeru, 早起きは三文の徳 hayaoki wa sanmon no toku, 早いもの勝ち hayai mono gachi
中文早起的鳥兒有蟲吃 /早起的鸟儿有虫吃 zǎoqǐ de niǎor yǒu chóng chī, 先下手為強 /先下手为强 xiān xiàshǒu wéi qiáng, 捷足先登 jiézúxiāndēng, 近水樓台先得月 jìnshuǐlóutái xiān dé yuè, 先到先得 xiāndàoxiāndé
PortuguêsDeus ajuda quem cedo madruga
Françaisl'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt, le monde appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt, la vache la première au pré, lèche toute la rosée
Deutschder frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm, Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund
Italianochi primo arriva meglio alloggia, chi dorme non piglia pesci, il mattino ha l'oro in bocca
Românăcine se trezește de dimineață, departe ajunge
Русскийкто не успе́л, тот опозда́л kto ne uspél, tot opozdál, кто ра́но встаёт, тому́ бог подаёт kto ráno vstajót, tomú bog podajót
Tiếng Việtcon chim đầu bắt sâu
العربيةمِنْ سَبَق أَكْل النَبْق min sabaq ʔakl an-nabq, مِنْ سَبَقْ شَمْ الحَبْقْ min sabaq šam al-ḥabq
עבריתהציפור המשכימה קום תופסת את התולעת, המשכים קום, אלוהים נותן לו שילום, כל הקודם זוכה kol hakódem zókhe

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@misc{the_early_bird_gets_the_worm_2026,
  title = {the early bird gets the worm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/the%20early%20bird%20gets%20the%20worm},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}