make hay while the sun shines, strike while the iron is hot, act on an opportunity promptly

even if one says

to hurry, to hasten, to rush, in order to get something done or to get somewhere / to prepare or expedite something

to be in a hurry, to be hasty / to be impatient

conjunctive form of 始める (hajimeru) [ichidan]

Alternative spelling of 初めて

begin; start; initiate; originate

to start doing / to begin

good, good deed

a job; an occupation; work / job, work (task) / (physics) work, change of energy