Examples
- Tickets are selling well this month, so let's make hay while the sun shines.
- I'm taking on extra freelance work while I'm busy – you have to make hay while the sun shines.
How to use it
A proverb; neutral. Often used to justify working hard during a good period.
Where it comes from
Farmers have to cut and dry hay in dry, sunny weather, because rain can ruin it.