siapa cepat, dia dapat

• IPA^(key): /si.a.pa t͡ʃəˈpat̚, diˈa da.pat̚/

siapa cêpat, dia dapat

1. first come, first served, the early bird gets the worm

• “siapa cepat, dia dapat”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Literally, “Whoever is faster, he/she gets something.”

siapa cepat, dia dapat (Jawi spelling سياڤا چڤت، دي داڤت)

1. first come, first served, the early bird gets the worm