Miss the Boat
To miss an opportunity or fail to take advantage of a chance because you acted too late or didn't act at all.
Examples
- If you don't submit the proposal by noon, you'll miss the boat on that funding round.
- Ugh, I slept through the sale and totally missed the boat on those shoes — they’re sold out now.
- I kept putting off asking about the family vacation and now I think I missed the boat on getting time off work.
Quote
You know, some men just want to watch the world burn.
Remix: Some people just enjoy breaking stuff for the sake of it — you can't talk sense into them.