make haste slowly
Paradoxical prudence advice
Make haste slowly is a paradoxical maxim advising that speed and carefulness should balance each other—moving quickly but not so fast that you make errors requiring correction.
The phrase captures the idea that rushing often wastes more time than measured urgency: Make haste slowly; we can't afford mistakes.
The Latin equivalent is *festina lente*.
- go nowhere fastFail to advance
- pace oneselfControl one's exertion rate
- take your timeProceed without urgency
- easy does itUrging patience and care
- one step at a timeProceeding in stages
diligence · due diligence · prudence · judiciousness · thoughtfulness · patience · caution · carefulness · calculated risk · gradualism · deliberation · incrementalism · restraint · steadiness · steady hand · foresight · circumspection · timeliness
make haste slowlyreckless abandon
Complete disregard for consequences
throw caution to the wind · damn the torpedoes · full speed ahead · analysis paralysis · paralysis by analysis
make haste slowlybreakneck speed
Dangerously rapid velocity
full steam ahead · pedal to the metal · paralysis by analysis · dithering · procrastination
make haste slowlyrecklessness
Careless disregard for danger
foolhardiness · temerity · rashness · impulsivity · impetuousness
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