Usually means: Act quickly while opportunity exists.
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General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. strike while the iron is hot: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. strike while the iron is hot: Merriam-Webster
  3. strike while the iron is hot: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. strike while the iron is hot: Collins English Dictionary
  5. strike while the iron is hot: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. strike while the iron is hot: Wiktionary
  7. Strike while the iron is hot: Dictionary.com
  8. Strike while the Iron is Hot: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Strike while the iron is hot: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Strike while the iron is hot: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (strike while the iron is hot)

verb:  (metallurgy, blacksmithing, literally) To strike a hot piece of metal, especially iron, with a mallet or other tool before it cools, while it is still hot enough to be shaped.
verb:  (idiomatic) To act on an opportunity promptly while favorable conditions exist; to avoid waiting.

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