"Time and __ wait for no man" (Chaucer)

I believe the answer is:

tide

(Other definitions for tide that I've seen before include "Powerful trend of events" , "turning point" , "Time and it wait for no man" , "It ebbs and flows" , "Periodic flow" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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