まつたなし

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of まつたなし – see the following entry.
まったなし
[noun] (competition) "now or never!", "time's up!"
[noun] (by extension) no longer able to postpone matters
Alternative spellings
待った無し, 待ったなし
(This term, まつたなし (matutanasi), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)