Meanings
proverb
- Being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes.
Synonyms: look before you leap
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbBeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes.
Similar
look before you leap
Translations
Arabic فِي الْعَجَلَة اَلنَّدَامَة, العجلة من الشيطان
- فِي الْعَجَلَة اَلنَّدَامَة (fī l-ʕajala n-nadāma)being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
- العجلة من الشيطانbeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Bulgarian бързата работа - срам за майстора, бързата кучка слепи ги ражда
- бързата работа - срам за майстора (bărzata rabota - sram za majstora)being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
- бързата кучка слепи ги ражда (bărzata kučka slepi gi ražda)being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Chinese Mandarin 欲速則不達 /欲速则不达
- 欲速則不達 /欲速则不达 (yù sù zé bù dá)being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Czech práce kvapná málo platná, práce kvapná, málo platná
- práce kvapná málo platnábeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
- práce kvapná, málo platnábeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Danish hastværk er lastværk
- hastværk er lastværkbeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Dutch haastige spoed is zelden goed
- haastige spoed is zelden goedbeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Finnish ei ole hoppu hyväksi, eikä kiire kunniaksi
- ei ole hoppu hyväksi, eikä kiire kunniaksibeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
French hâte rend déchets
- hâte rend déchetsbeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
German Eile mit Weile
- Eile mit Weilebeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Hindi जल्दी काम शैतान का
- जल्दी काम शैतान का (jaldī kām śaitān kā)being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Hungarian lassan járj, tovább érsz, hamar munka ritkán jó
- lassan járj, tovább érszbeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
- hamar munka ritkán jóbeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Icelandic flas er ekki til fagnaðar
- flas er ekki til fagnaðarbeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Italian la gatta frettolosa fece i gattini ciechi
- la gatta frettolosa fece i gattini ciechibeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Japanese 急がば回れ, 果報は寝て待て
- 急がば回れbeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
- 果報は寝て待てbeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
- 急いては事を仕損じるbeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Norwegian Bokmål hastverk er lastverk
- hastverk er lastverkbeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Persian عجله کار شیطان است
- عجله کار شیطان است ('ajale kâr-e šeytân ast)being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Polish co nagle, to po diable, gdy się człowiek spieszy, to się diabeł cieszy
- co nagle, to po diablebeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
- gdy się człowiek spieszy, to się diabeł cieszybeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Portuguese a pressa é a inimiga da perfeição
- a pressa é a inimiga da perfeiçãobeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Romanian graba strică treaba
- graba strică treababeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Spanish las prisas no son buenas consejeras
- las prisas no son buenas consejerasbeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Swahili haraka haraka haina baraka
- haraka haraka haina barakabeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Swedish skynda långsamt
- skynda långsamtbeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
Turkish acele işe şeytan karışır
- acele işe şeytan karışırbeing too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
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APA
haste makes waste. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haste%20makes%20waste
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“haste makes waste.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haste%20makes%20waste. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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