Meanings
proverb
- Doing things too quickly results in mistakes.
Synonyms: look before you leap
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbDoing things too quickly results in mistakes.
Similar
look before you leap
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APA
great haste makes great waste. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20haste%20makes%20great%20waste
MLA
“great haste makes great waste.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20haste%20makes%20great%20waste. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “great haste makes great waste,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20haste%20makes%20great%20waste.
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