Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb take_time_by_the_forelock

1 sense of take time by the forelock

Sense 1
take time by the forelock -- (act quickly and decisively; not let slip an opportunity)
       => act, move -- (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel")