Make hay while the sun shines

1. Take advantage of favorable circumstances; they may not last.

Idioms and Phrases

Take advantage of favorable circumstances, as in Car sales have finally improved so we're making hay while the sun shines. This expression alludes to optimum dry weather for cutting grass. [Early 1500s]

Example Sentences

They say you should make hay while the sun shines, and farmers have been doing just that.

From BBC

Yet companies in this ballooning market might be advised to make hay while the sun shines.

From Reuters

No one knows how long the run will continue, so there’s a sense that “we should make hay while the sun shines,” Ekus said.

From Seattle Times

Trouble hasn’t been repealed and there will be recessions and bear markets again in the future but, with no certainty of when that will happen, it’s important to make hay while the sun shines on the market.

From Seattle Times

“Make hay while the sun shines y’all!” she captioned the post.

From Fox News