more haste, less speed en · X
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
The word speed is used here in the dated sense of “success, luck” (compare Godspeed), though probably with a pun on the sense “velocity”. Compare the same in Low German je gröter Hast, je minder Spood.
Meanings
- When one is in a hurry, one often ends up having less success and completing a task more slowly.
Relateds
haste makes waste · slow and steady wins the race
Translations (23)
ga dá mhéad í an deifir is ea is mó an mhoill (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · nn hastverk er lastverk (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · el σπεύδε βραδέως (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · ro graba strică treaba (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · hu lassan járj, tovább érsz (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · tl ang maglakad nang matulin, kung matinik ay malalim (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · fi ei ole hoppu hyväksi, eikä kiire kunniaksi (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · gl canta máis présa, máis vagar (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · de Eile mit Weile (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · pl co nagle, to po diable (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · sw haraka haraka haina baraka (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · it presto e bene raro avviene (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · nb hastverk er lastverk (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · cmn 欲速則不達 /欲速则不达 (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · pl śpiesz się powoli (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · ka მოჩქარეს მოუგვიანდესო (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · es vísteme despacio, que tengo prisa (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · ayl استعجل تبطى تاكل خبطة (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · cs spěchej pomalu (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · fi hiljaa hyvä tulee (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · da hastværk er lastværk (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · pl gdy się człowiek śpieszy, to się diabeł cieszy (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) · fr il ne faut pas confondre vitesse et précipitation (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly)