haste makes waste
Rushing costs more
Haste makes waste is a proverb warning that rushing through tasks leads to errors, accidents, or poor results that ultimately cost more time and effort than working carefully would have: I know you want to finish quickly, but haste makes waste.
- hurryMove with urgency
- rushQuick sudden movement
- jump the gunStart before permitted
- patienceCalm during delays
- slowLacking in speed
slow and steady · careful · reckless · mistakes · regret · shortcuts · rush job · careless · blunder · fumble · sloppy · thoughtless · impulsive · botched · redo · caution · deliberate · steady
- proverbsproverbs, sayings, maxims, adages, aphorisms
- Famous Sayingsbetter late than never, ignorance is bliss, carpe diem, seize the day, knowledge is power
- Franklin proverbsa penny saved, penny saved, early to bed, time is money, aphorisms
- common sayingsproverbs, idioms, cliches, maxims, adages
- sayingssayings, saying, proverb, proverbs, adage
- time sayingstime flies, time is money, time heals all wounds, time will tell, carpe diem
haste makes wastestrike while the iron is hot
Act when conditions favor
carpe diem · seize the day · make hay while the sun shines · time is money · no time like the present
haste makes wastetime is of the essence
Deadlines are legally binding
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