Usually means: Seize opportunities without hesitation promptly.
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  1. take time by the forelock: Vocabulary.com
  2. take time by the forelock: Wiktionary
  3. take time by the forelock: Dictionary.com
  4. take time by the forelock: Rhymezone
  5. take time by the forelock: FreeDictionary.org
  6. take time by the forelock: Mnemonic Dictionary
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verb:  (idiomatic, often imperative) To seize an opportunity quickly before it is no longer available.

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